Positions

Current League Positions

• Federal: LWV US Impact on Issues 2022-2024 (online)

• State: LWV New York Impact on Issues 2023

• Local (LWV Saratoga County):

  • Emergency Services

  • Local Governance

  • The Roles, Responsibilities and Oversight of Saratoga County’s Economic Development.
    Note: On 12/7/23, the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court, 3rd Department, ruled that the Saratoga Economic Development Corporation is a local authority subject to the Public Authorities Law, including oversight and transparency requirements.

2023-2025 State League Studies

The League’s study process is the way the we develop positions on issues. Below are upcoming state studies.

• Ranked Choice Voting

The League of Women Voters of New York State will be conducting a study starting in 2023 of ranked choice voting, including alternatives to party primaries for state, congressional and local offices

• Voting Machines

The League of Women Voters of New York State also will be conducting a concurrent study of the process used by the NY State Board of Elections to approve voting systems with the purpose of seeing if the process can be improved to more effectively ensure that approved voting systems meet the League’s SARAT criteria (“secure, accurate, recountable, accessible and transparent”).

Study Consensus process

The League chooses issues at the federal, state and local levels for its members to study. Through its consensus/concurrence process, the League examines all aspects of a selected subject and tries to reach agreement on which to base a position. The League's reputation for fairness rests on its practice of thorough and impartial study. Members discuss the issues; pros and cons are researched; and everyone has an opportunity to express an opinion. Once the League has a position on an issue, material is published to promote that position, always ensuring the distinction between League action on specific issues and the League’s nonpartisan voter information.