Annual Meeting, June 5, 2025!

All members are invited for this meeting with special Guest JJ Green

The LWV of the Cooperstown Area will hold its Annual Meeting on Thrusday, June 5, at 6 p.m. at the Clark Sports Center. Join your fellow League members as we recap our year and celebrate all we have accomplished since May 2024. At the meeting, members will also elect new officers and board members, vote on bylaws changes, pass a budget, and review our programs for the upcoming year. Our special guest speaker will be J.J. Green who reports for WTOP, an all-news radio station in Washington, D.C. Green is also the host of the podcast Target USA: the National Security Podcast.

The Annual meeting is potluck. Members with last names beginning A-G should bring dessert; H-Q a salad or side; R-Z bring a main dish. We will have various beverages to share, but you are welcome to bring your favorite beverage. Please retiredcb2019 [at] gmail.com (email your RSVP to Christina Bourgeois)  before June 3. If you want to come but can't bring a dish, just let us know. The most important thing is that you join us! We will also be conducting our usual annual meeting activities: bylaws changes, election of officers, approval of budget and committee reporting. Our 2024-2025 Annual Report has all the details.

LWVNYS's Advocacy Day

Thank you to Assembly Christopher Tague (District 102) who met with LWVCA’s Co-president Christina Bourgeois and Board Member Patty MacLeish at the LWVNYs’s annual Advocacy Day at the State House. He was one of the few state legislators who met in person with League members; most meetings were with staff members. Patty and Christina spoke to him about supporting two bills:  A2121, Democracy During Detention and A3649 and ERIC (Electronic Registration Information Center).

Democracy During Detention will allow eligible incarcerated individuals to register and have access to the ballot. The Otsego County Sherriff’s Department and our county's  Board of Elections have been helpful with our League’s efforts to reach out to these voters, but it is not the case in every county. This legislation would codify access to the ballot. This legislation would involve county Boards of Election as part of the process, who will assure that voting regulations will be followed.

Assembly Tague (District 102) voted to move A3649, ERIC (Electronic Registration Information Center)  out of the Elections Committee. ERIC is an effort to allow states to compare voting rolls which will allow Boards of Elections  to update voter rolls. The League agrees that ERIC is an efficient process that will allow states to easily update voter rolls. Learn more about ERIC

Stand Up for Democracy!

Take Action: Voice Your Opinion of the SAVE Act. 

What is the SAVE Act? It's an attempt by Congress to limit voter registration by setting up obstacles to voter registration. The House passed the bill, and now it's in the hands of the Senate and has been there for almost a month.  Review these talking points from the LWVUS to help you compose your message when you contact your representative. Read what the NCLS (National Council of State Legislators) says about the basic provisions, including a provision that establishes criminal penalities for election officials who mistakenly register someone who is not elegilble.
And check out this video from the LWVNY's series "Defending Democracy" which outlines the major faults of this proposal.

Contact our Senators (scroll down for contact information) and tell them you opppose the SAVE Act.
 Read more.

LWVUS on the State of the Country

Just over one month into the current Administration, the President has issued a series of executive orders and directed actions that violate the law and Congress’ power. Congress must act now to restore the stability of our nation before it’s too late.