Action Alerts

• INTERSTATE NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE BILL A.1580B
  PLEASE TAKE ACTION TODAY BY CALLING SPEAKER SILVER'S OFFICE 518-455-3791 Tell Speaker Silver that you strongly urge him to have his chamber pass A.1580B, the interstate National Popular Vote bill, before this legislative session ends. Let him know that this bill is a means to ensure that the will of the majority of voters who participate in the election of the President is reflected in the result of the election. Urge him to have this bill considered and passed by his chamber immediately.

  Background Information
  The New York State Senate has passed the National Popular Vote bill. We are very near the end of the legislative session and we need your help to get the bill passed by the Assembly as well. Please contact Assembly Speaker Silver and tell him that you want the National Popular Vote bill passed before this legislative session ends.

• Hydraulic Fracturing -- We Need Your Action NOW!  Hydraulic Fracturing Action Alert We Need Your Action NOW! The New York State Legislature is currently considering a bill (A10490/S7592) which would impose a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing for the extraction of natural gas or oil until 120 days after the EPA reports on its Congressionally-mandated study of the effect of hydrofracking on water quality. Today LWVNYS wrote a memorandum of support of the moratorium. Yesterday the Assembly bill was voted 22-7 out of the Environmental Conservation committee and sent to the Rules committee (standard procedure). The challenge now is to get the same bill out of the Senate Environmental Conservation committee and then have each bill passed on the floor of the respective chamber. Click here for more information. Posted 4 June 2010

• The 2010 Elections Are at Stake The 2010 elections are in danger. The League of Women Voters needs YOU to take action to protect our democratic system of government. In this year's elections, corporations and unions will be able to spend unlimited amounts of money in secret to support or oppose candidates because of the Supreme Court's recent decision in Citizens United v. FEC, which overturned the ban on corporate spending in candidate elections that was in place for more than a century. Even foreign-controlled corporations will be able to spend in secret! Click here for more information and options to take action.  Posted 27 May 2010
  
• Tell Your Senators to Defend the Clean Air Act The Senate is expected to vote very soon on an amendment that attacks the Clean Air Act and would block EPA from taking action against climate change. If it passes, this will put public health at risk and jeopardize long-overdue action to cut emissions from the biggest polluters. Click here for more information. Posted 21 May 2010
  
• Please Take Action Today to Pass Real Ethics Reform! Please urge the state legislative leaders to pass real ethics reform now. By clicking this link, you can send a message to Assembly Speaker Silver and Senators Smith and Sampson that is loud and clear that we would like them to move beyond negotiations on ethics reform and pass a law. You can also let them know that New Yorkers have lost confidence in a system of legislative oversight that fails to police it own members for eithical indiscretions. New Yorkers deserve real ethics reform now! Posted 3 December 2009

• Climate Change Passes in the House, Moves on to the Senate The House of Representatives has made history by passing the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 by a margin of just 219-212. The bill is the first to try to curb the greenhouse gases that cause climate change and will help move the U.S. into a clean energy economy. Click here for more information. Posted 2 July 2009

• Please Take Action Today Regarding Greenhouse Gas Emissions The League of Women Voters is asking you to join us in urging Senators Gillibrand and Schumer to strongly support and work for firm caps on greenhouse gas emissions. The consensus on the scientific data is that climate change is a clear and present danger for public health, the environment and the economy of the Earth. Recently, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, Lisa Jackson, issued a proposed ruling that global climate change endangers American health and well being. This should lead the way to the establishment of emissions standards for the largest polluters, e.g. new vehicles and new coal fired plants. In addition, the American Clean Energy and Security Act is making its way through the House of Representatives. Now is the time for citizens to speak out in support for strong caps on greenhouse gas emissions. To take action by sending a letter to Senators Gillibrand and Schumer, please click the following link: http://lwvny.capwiz.com/lwvny/issues/alert/?alertid=13287281. Posted 6 May 2009

• Health Care and Climate at Risk -- Support the President's Budget President Obama has proposed a 2010 federal budget that articulates America's most urgent priorities. The proposal contains essential funding for health care reform and for curbing global warming, while making other changes aimed at putting America on a path for economic recovery. Click here for more information. Posted 25 March 09.

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• Network For Action--Death Penalty http://www.networkforjustice.org/partners/League_of_Women_Voters_of_NYS
• Citizen Action Toolkit A central part of the mission of the League of Women Voters is to encourage the active and informed participation of citizens in their government. To that end, the League has created this easy-to-use resource that enables citizens to find a wealth of information about our state and federal governments. Use our toolkit to contact your elected officials, or to send a letter to the editor of your local newspaper. Support League issues with just a few clicks of your mouse or take a moment to craft a letter of your own. Sign up for action alerts on the issues that are important to you. Make your voice heard!!! Click here to access the Toolkit.