New York’s governor currently has sole power to appoint a new lieutenant governor when a vacancy occurs. This program will consider whether there should be additional checks on that power.
VPHP had been organized by the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity of MVCC. It is a non-partisan civic engagement workshop to hear from the Utica Mayoral candidates. LWV will be discussing voter registration and other pertinent voting details.
The Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce and Sentinel Media Company — publisher of the Daily Sentinel — will host a live, in-person Utica mayoral debate ahead