On March 6th, we will be holding a zoom meeting at 7 PM to reach consensus on whether we concur with 2 questions.  I hope you'll join us for an interesting discussion!  For zoom meeting information, contact Cheryl Nechamen at lwvschenectady [at] gmail.com

1. Ranked Choice Voting

●       The League of Women Voters of New York State supports the use of ranked-choice voting (a.k.a., instant runoff voting), in primary, general and/or special elections to elect federal, state, and/or local officials.

●       With the adoption of any electoral system, the League believes that education of the voting public is important and funding for startup and voter education should be allocated.

1. Primary Systems that allow all registered voters to participate in the primary process, including the use of nonpartisan primaries

 ●       The League of Women Voters of New York State supports changing from a closed partisan primary system to a primary system, including a nonpartisan primary system, that allows all registered voters to participate, regardless of party affiliation or lack thereof.

●       We support the use of nonpartisan primaries to elect federal, state and local officials.

These are the  study materials that explain the pros and cons regarding ranked choice voting and nonpartisan primaries.