Learn about the Equal Rights Amendment on the New York Ballot in November 

This November New York State residents will be asked to cast their vote on an amendment to the state constitution - the Equal Rights Amendment. Currently, the New York State constitution only protects against discrimination when it comes to issues based on race and religion. The new Equal Rights Amendment would not only protect New Yorkers from discrimination based on race and religion but would also protect them from discrimination based on gender, sexuality, gender identity, age, and autonomy; protecting a much larger scale of New York citizens from systemic injustices. To learn more about New York’s ERA below you can watch a video presentation given to LWVNC members by Erica Smitka, Director of the League of Women Voters NY. Ms. Smitka discusses the importance of the ERA and what the league is doing to ensure everyone flips the ballot in November. You can watch the presentation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzqIX5UINC0

Did You Know Westchester County Residents Will See a Second Proposition on Their Ballot?

The Westchester County Board of Legislators has passed a proposal to extend legislators terms from two years to four years. In addition to the statewide ERA Proposition, the flipside of Westchester County voters ballots will have a second proposition:

Westchester County Proposition No. 2024-1

"Should individuals serving in the position of Westchester County Legislator serve four-year terms instead of two-year terms?"

For more information about the rationale behind the proposition, read the statement from the Westchester County Board of Legislators.

New York Senate District 40 Candidate Forum

On October 9, LWVNC hosted a candidate forum with Gina Arena (R) and Peter Harckham (D) who are running for election in New York Senate District 40. You can watch the forum in two ways - through New Castle Community Media Center's vimeo https://vimeo.com/1018326808 and through NCCMC's You Tube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP56cYZYaBY.

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