Utica-Rome Metropolitan Area

Utica-Rome Metropolitan Area

The League of Women Voters of the United States encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.

The League is proud to be nonpartisan, neither supporting nor opposing candidates or political parties at any level of government, but always working on vital issues of concern to members and the public.

The League of Women Voters of Utica-Rome Metro Area serves the people of Utica, Rome, Herkimer and the surrounding areas of Upstate NY.    

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2026 Early voting dates  

 
Voting Rights lecture
Event Date: 
06/18/2026 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Event location: 

Rome Historical Society

Special Guest Clemmie Harris, Utica University Professor
Brought to you by NAACP

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters issued the following statement on Congressional passage of funding for immigration enforcement agencies:  

Public Statement

A group of individual voters, the League of Women Voters of Louisiana, and the League of Women Voters of Louisiana Education Fund today filed an emergency lawsuit in federal court seeking to block Secretary of State Nancy Landry’s implementation of Governor Jeff Landry’s unlawful executive order that attempts to suspend Louisiana’s congressional House primary elections after voting had already begun.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters of the United States and the League of Women Voters of Alabama issued the following statement in response to the US Supreme Court’s decision to allow Alabama to use the Legislature's gerrymandered 2023 congressional map for the 2026 election cycle.

Public Statement

Celina Stewart, a nationally recognized voting rights attorney and champion of American democracy, has been named by Northeastern Law’s Judith Olans Brown Forum for Women in the Law (WIL) as its Practitioner-in-Residence for 2026–2027.

Public Statement

A federal District Court heard arguments today in a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s March 31 executive order concerning mail-in voting. Plaintiffs argue that the order violates the US Constitution and federal law and risks mass disenfranchisement of eligible voters.

Southern half of 21st Congressional district
News

The North Country Public Radio station conducted interviews with all primary candidates for the 21st Congressional seat. The district extends as far south as Marcy and Deerfield and includes all of Herkimer County.

Youth Priorities report by UNA-USA
Research & Studies

The 2025-2026 American Youth Priorities Report captures what American youth actually think about the world they're inheriting.

Gen Z Toolkit
Blog Post

A Young Personʼs Guide to Protecting and Participating in U.S. Elections
Alexis Nwatu and Lara Hicks
APRIL 2026

Blog Post

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Short videos that our members made that will assist new or interested citizens in navigating the voting process, from obtaining a registration form, early voting and including voting absentee. 

On May 4, 2021 the governor signed legislation that allows anyone on parole to vote in all elections. The final video is addressed to all parolees.

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