School Board Nominating Committee Election Tuesday, January 9, 2024 In-Person Voting at Scarsdale Middle School Auditorium Lobby from 7 am to 10 am and 2 pm to 9 pm OR Vote by Mail-In Ballot
The SBNC is the body of 30 residents serving staggered 3-year terms that vets applicants and nominates the proposed non-partisan slate for the Scarsdale Board of Education. Each year, voters elect new representatives from their neighborhood to fill spots vacated by those who have completed their SBNC service. The SBNC Resolution is the document that governs the school non-partisan election system. Proposed amendments are subject to voter ratification.
In the event of a snow day or run-off election, the vote will be held during the same hours and in the same location on the earlier of Wednesday, January 10, 2024, or the next day school is in session. For more information, visit the Scarsdale SBNC website.
The deadline for Administrative Committee receipt of mail-in ballots at P.O. Box 172H in the Heathcote Golden Horseshoe Post Office is 4 p.m. on Tuesday, January 9, 2024. Please visit the SBNC website to download and print the mail-in ballots and for the instructions on how to complete them.
As a voter service reminder, please remember that each ballot must be contained within its own mailing envelope bearing the voter’s full name and address, and with the voter’s signature across the seal. Multiple ballots within a single envelope will render all such ballots invalid.
On Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at the Village Board of Trustees meeting, LWVS Co-President Heedan Chung delivered an LWVS Board Statement on the Proposed Village Governance Code Amendments requesting a pause on any formal action concerning the proposed amendments. “The LWVS Board is poised to undertake further study of this issue and is also concerned that the community may not have had sufficient notice, time, nor opportunity to weigh in on the proposed changes.” Follow the link above to view the full text of the LWVS Board Statement.
Please view our Local Program and Positions webpage for current and historical folders containing annual and topical LWVS Consensus Statements.
Monday, December 4, 2023 10 am at Scarsdale Village Hall, 3rd Floor Conference Room
LWVS will hold its annual general membership information session regarding this year’s Citizens Nominating Committee (CNC) election and referendum on the amendments to the Non-Partisan Resolution. Procedure Committee (PC) Chair Peri Zelig and Vice Chair Heath Sroka will be presenting and answering questions. All members of the public are welcome to attend.
The Procedure Committee is the body that solicits candidates for CNC, proposes amendments to the Resolution, and runs the CNC election and referendum on the amendments, if any. The CNC is the body that vets applicants and nominates the proposed slate for the Village Board of Trustees, including Mayor. The Non-Partisan Resolution is the document that governs the Village’s non-partisan election system.
A consensus discussion will immediately follow the information session for purposes of making recommendations to the Procedure Committee. Only League members may be present for the consensus discussion. Those who have not yet paid annual dues are welcome to renew/join at the event.
Citizens Nominating Committee Election Tuesday, November 14, 2023 In-Person Voting at Scarsdale Public Library from 7 am to 10 am and 2 pm to 9 pm OR Vote by Mail-In Ballot
The CNC is the body of 30 residents serving staggered 3-year terms that vets applicants and nominates the proposed non-partisan slate for the Village Board of Trustees, including Mayor. Each year, voters elect new representatives from their neighborhood to fill spots vacated by those who have completed their CNC service.
The deadline for Procedure Committee receipt of mail-in ballots at P.O. Box 284 in the Chase Road Post Office is 4 p.m. on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. Please visit the Procedure Committee website to download and print the mail-in ballots and for the instructions on how to complete them.
As a voter service reminder, if voting by mail, please remember that each ballot must be sealed within its own unmarked privacy envelope. The unmarked envelope must be placed inside an outer mailing envelope that identifies your name, full return address, and elementary school district. The voter must sign the outer mailing envelope across the seal. Multiple ballots within a single envelope will render all such ballots invalid.
The ballot for Scarsdale residents will include four different races and two proposals.
PLAN YOUR VOTE WITH VOTE411.ORG:
OFFICES ON THE BALLOT:
Supreme Court Justice, 9th Judicial District (vote for 4)
Westchester County Court Judge (vote for 1)
Westchester County Legislator, District 5 (vote for 1)
Scarsdale Town Justice (vote for 2)
PROPOSal 1: remove small city school districts from special constitutional debt limitation
Question as it Will Appear on Ballot: The proposed amendment to Article 8, section 4 of the Constitution removes the special constitutional debt limitation now placed on small city school districts, so they will be treated the same as all other school districts. Shall the proposed amendment be approved?
Description of Proposal: The State Constitution limits how much debt a small city (a city with less than 125,000 people) school district is allowed to incur. State law says their debt must not be greater than five percent of the value of taxable real property, subject to certain exceptions. No other type of school district is subject to this constitutional debt restriction. Instead, all other types of school districts are regulated by state law that currently provides that a school district’s debt must not be greater than ten percent of the value of taxable real property within the school district. If this Constitutional Amendment passes, small city school districts would be eligible to have the same debt limit as that imposed through legislative action on all other types of school districts.
PROPOSal 2: extend the sewage project debt exclusion from debt limit
Question as it Will Appear on Ballot: The proposed amendment to Article 8, section 5 of the Constitution extends for ten years the authority of counties, cities, towns, and villages to remove from their constitutional debt limits debt for the construction of sewage facilities. Shall the proposed amendment be approved?
Description of Proposal: The State Constitution limits the debt that counties, cities, towns, and villages can incur. This debt limit excludes from the calculation the amount of debt incurred for sewage treatment and disposal construction projects. The current sewer debt exclusion expires on January 1, 2024. This amendment extends the sewer debt exclusion for ten more years until January 1, 2034.
THREE WAYS TO VOTE
By absentee ballot;
In person during Early Voting; or
In person on Election Day.
Absentee Ballot Information
Monday, November 6, 2023: Last day to apply in person at the Westchester County Board of Elections, 25 Quarropas Street, White Plains, NY 10601, for the General Election absentee ballot.
Tuesday, November 7, 2023 (General Election Day): Last day for your completed absentee ballot to be postmarked or hand-delivered to the Board of Elections or dropped off at any polling location in the County. Please note that mailed absentee ballots must be received by Tuesday, November 14, 2023, to be counted.
Tuesday, November 7, 2023 (General Election Day): In person voting only at your assigned polling location.
Due to a recent change in law, New York State voters are no longer permitted to cast a ballot on a voting machine if they have been issued an absentee ballot for that election. Voters who were issued an absentee ballot may cast an affidavit ballot in person, to be counted only if the voter’s absentee ballot has not been received. If a voter requests a second absentee ballot, any previously issued absentee ballot that is returned by the voter will be set aside. If both ballots are received before the return deadline, the ballot with the later postmark date will be accepted unless the first ballot has already been opened. If a voter submits more than one timely absentee ballot and casts an affidavit ballot, the last received ballot, either submitted in person during the election or by mail within the absentee return deadline, will be canvassed.
Advocacy to Improve the Lives of Women in Westchester Speaker: Colleen R. Brathwaite Wednesday, November 15, 2023 10 am to 11:30 am Scarsdale Public Library, Scott Room
Event is free of charge and open to the public (league membership not required). Light breakfast food will be available. Please RSVP to help us predict attendance.
Colleen R. Brathwaite will speak on the mission and work of Westchester Women’s Agenda (WWA), the leading advocacy group working to improve the lives of women in Westchester County. Brathwaite will also discuss her journey as an activist and what we can do collectively to drive change.
Colleen R. Brathwaite
Colleen R. Brathwaite is currently chair of Westchester Women’s Agenda (WWA), the leading advocacy organization working to improve the lives of women in Westchester County by advancing racial, economic and social equity and justice. She has advocated for legislation and policies in Westchester County and New York State government to address issues as diverse as domestic violence prevention, immigrant rights, healthcare, education and childcare funding, elder services and economic empowerment. Brathwaite co-founded Westchester Racial Equity Collaborative, which seeks to bring together all community groups focused on antiracism work in the region. Brathwaite’s recent work has been featured in print media and on local television, including News12 Westchester and Westchester Magazine. She is a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism with a Master of Science degree and holds a B.A. in English and African-American Studies from Brandeis University.
Fall Book Selection: Small Things Like These (2021) (2022) by Claire Keegan Sunday, October 22, 2023 7 pm to 8:30 pm Private Home in Scarsdale
Please RSVP to let us know you will be participating and to be notified of the address.
Shortlisted for 2022 Booker Prize, Small Things Like These tells the tale of an Irish coal merchant living in a small Irish town, who is forced to confront the horror of Ireland’s Magdalene laundries. “From the elements of this simple existence in an inconsequential town, Keegan has carved out a profoundly moving and universal story. There’s nothing preachy here, just the strange joy and anxiety of firmly resisting cruelty.” Washington Post Review, 12/7/21. Although short (128 pages!), this beautifully told story presents numerous opportunities for discussion both about an individual’s conscience and the responsibility of an entire community.
Bronx River Books in Scarsdale Village is offering a 10% discount on the purchase of the book when you mention you are participating in the League of Women Voters of Scarsdale Book Club.
Monday, September 18, 2023 9:30 am to 11 am Outdoors under the dining tent on Spencer Place in Scarsdale Village Guest Speaker: Mayor Justin Arest
All current and prospective members are welcome for coffee and conversation to learn about the League of Women Voters of Scarsdale. Mayor Arest will speak about issues relevant to Scarsdale residents, including infrastructure work, safety concerns, housing, updates on the pool renovation, and the proposed pickleball courts, with time available for Q&A.
School Budget Vote and School Board Election Tuesday, May 16, 2023 In-person voting from 7 am to 9 pm Scarsdale Middle School 134 Mamaroneck Road
The proposed 2023-24 school budget and proposed SHS auditorium capital project bond will be subject to a vote and the names of all individuals who have successfully filed timely completed candidate petitions will be on the ballot for election to two open School Board positions.
The candidates whose names will appear on the ballot for the two open seats in the upcoming School Board Election are, in alphabetical order, Robert Klein and Amber Yusuf.
Voter Registration Deadline
Thursday, May 11, 2023: Last day to complete and sign the Voter Registration form in person with the District Clerk, Honore Adams, at 2 Brewster Road during regular business hours by appointment only.
Tuesday, May 9, 2023: Last day for the District Clerk to receive a completed absentee ballot application if the voter requests that the absentee ballot be sent to the voter via mail.
Monday, May 15, 2023: Last day for the voter to appear in person before the District Clerk (by 5 pm by appointment only) to submit a completed absentee ballot application and be provided the actual absentee ballot.
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 (School Election Day): Last day for the District Clerk to receive completed absentee ballots by mail or in person by 5 pm.
Topic: Democracy and Equal Rights after Dobbs Speaker: Donna Lieberman* Executive Director of the New York Civil Liberties Union Friday, May 5, 2023 10:30 am to 2 pm Scarsdale Golf Club
*Donna Lieberman has been executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union since December 2001. Under her leadership, the NYCLU has expanded the scope and depth of its work, using litigation, advocacy, and state-wide organizing to promote civil rights and civil liberties. Among the NYCLU’s many accomplishments during her tenure are protecting the right to counsel, reforming stop and frisk and solitary confinement, repealing the 50a secrecy law for law enforcement, representing Edie Windsor to win marriage equality, expanding abortion rights, winning voting rights in East Ramapo school board elections, overhauling conditions in the psychiatric emergency rooms in Kings County Hospital Center, and founding the Education Policy Center and the Teen Activist Program.
The NYCLU is widely recognized as the state’s leading voice for freedom, justice, and equality, advocating for those whose rights and liberties have been denied.
Lieberman began her public interest legal career as a criminal defense lawyer in the South Bronx office of the Legal Aid Society, and she later served as executive director of the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys. For a decade, she served on the faculty of Urban Legal Studies Program at City College. She joined the NYCLU in 1989 and was the founding director of its Reproductive Rights project.
Online luncheon ticket sales will close on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Walk-ins are welcome but please RSVP to Anne Lyons in advance and bring cash or a check payable to League of Women Voters of Scarsdale in the sum of $55/ticket (write Annual Meeting luncheon in memo line along with the names of attendees). Credit cards are not accepted.
Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships (2022) by Nina Totenberg Sunday, April 23, 2023 7 pm to 8:30 pm Private Home in Scarsdale
Please RSVP to let us know you will be participating and to be notified of the address.
Journalist Nina Totenberg reflects on her relationships with family and prominent friends that include Ruth Bader Ginsburg, cherished NPR colleagues Cokie Roberts and Linda Wertheimer, and Supreme Court Justices Lewis Powell, and Antonin Scalia. The book is an intimate account of women who paved the way for future generations by tearing down professional and legal barriers and transformed the workplace.
Bronx River Books in Scarsdale Village is offering a 10% discount on the purchase of the book when you mention you are participating in the League of Women Voters of Scarsdale Book Club.
About the author: Nina Totenberg is NPR’s award-winning legal affairs correspondent. She appears on NPR’s critically acclaimed news magazines All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition, and on NPR podcasts, including The NPR Politics Podcast and its series, The Docket. Totenberg’s Supreme Court and legal coverage has won her every major journalism award in broadcasting. Recognized seven times by the American Bar Association for continued excellence in legal reporting, she has received more than two dozen honorary degrees. A frequent TV contributor, she writes for major newspapers, magazines, and law reviews.
Please view our Local Program and Positions webpage for current and historical folders containing annual and topical LWVS Consensus Statements. Follow this link to view written reports and, when available, video recordings of this year’s Information Sessions.
School Budget On Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 10 am via Zoom, LWVS held its annual general membership information session regarding the proposed school budget for 2023-24. Superintendent of Schools Drew Patrick, Assistant Superintendent for Business and Facilities Stuart Mattey, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Edgar McIntosh, Assistant Superintendent for Special Education and Student Services Eric Rauschenbach, Director of Physical Education, Health, and Athletics Ray Pappalardi, as well as Board of Education President Amber Yusuf, Vice President Ron Schulhof, and Board of Education Member Suzie Hahn Pascutti were present to answer questions. Follow these links to the:
Village Budget On Friday, March 24, 2023 at 10 am at Village Hall, LWVS held its annual general membership information session regarding the proposed Village budget for 2023-24. Village Manager Robert Cole, Deputy Village Manager Alexandra Marshall, Village Treasurer Ann Scaglione, Deputy Village Treasurer Maria Colotti, and Trustee Karen Brew presented and answered questions. Follow these links to view the:
Friday, March 24, 2023 10 am 3rd Floor Conference Room, Village Hall
LWVS will hold its annual general membership information session regarding the tentative 2023-24 Village Budget. Village Manager Robert Cole, Village Treasurer Ann Scaglione, Deputy Village Manager Alexandra Marshall, Mayor Jane Veron, Deputy Mayor Justin Arest, and other members of the Village Board of Trustees will be present to answer questions. The Information session is open to the public. A consensus discussion will immediately follow for LWVS members only.
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 10 am via Zoom Meeting ID: 647 826 1608 Password: 036080
LWVS will hold its annual general membership information session regarding the preliminary 2023-24 Scarsdale School District Budget. Superintendent of Schools Drew Patrick, Assistant Superintendent for Business Stuart Mattey, and other members of the cabinet, as well as Board of Education President Amber Yusuf, Vice President Ron Schulhof, and other members of the Board of Education will all be present to answer questions. The Information session is open to the public. A consensus discussion will immediately follow for LWVS members only.
Village Election Tuesday, March 21, 2023 In-person voting from 6 am to 9 pm Scarsdale Public Library, Scott Room 54 Olmsted Road
On the ballot, one candidate is running for Mayor, three candidates are running for three Village Trustee positions, and one candidate is running for Village Justice.
Voters may obtain an absentee ballot application online, request one by phone or mail from the Village Clerk, or attain one at the Village Clerk’s Office in Village Hall.
Tuesday, 14, 2023: Last day for the Village Clerk to receive a completed absentee ballot application if the voter requests in that application that the absentee ballot be delivered to the voter via mail.
Monday, March 20, 2023: Last day for an applicant or applicant’s agent to appear in person before the Village Clerk (by 5 pm) to submit a completed absentee ballot application and be provided the actual absentee ballot.
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 (Village Election Day): Last day for the Village Clerk to receive completed absentee ballots by mail, by drop box outside Village Hall before it closes at 5 pm, or by drop box outside the Scarsdale Public Library during polling hours.
Reminders: After completing the absentee ballot, insert it into the tan-colored official absentee ballot envelope you were provided and seal the envelope. The VOTER must then sign and date the outside of the envelope where indicated. A WITNESS signature on the envelope is required ONLY if the voter cannot physically sign their own name.
Please view our Local Program and Positions webpage for current and historical folders containing annual and topical LWVS Consensus Statements. Follow this link to view written reports and, when available, video recordings of this year’s Information Sessions.
Village Election System On Monday, October 3, 2022, LWVS held an information session and consensus meeting regarding the Procedure Committee’s proposed amendments to the Non-Partisan Resolution, the document that governs the Village’s nonpartisan election system. Procedure Committee Chair Michelle Sterling and Vice Chair Peri Zelig presented and answered questions. Follow these links to the Information Session Agenda with Procedure Committee Written Responses and the LWVS 2022 NPR Amendment Consensus Statement.
Monday, February 6, 2023 10 am at Scarsdale Public Library
LWVS will hold its annual consensus meeting to update the local, county, and state programs. The recommended 2023-24 local program for LWVS will be proposed for adoption by LWVS members at its annual meeting in May 2023. Suggestions for the Westchester County League and New York State League programs will be communicated to the respective LWVW and LWVNYS boards.
LWVS will hold its annual general membership information session regarding this year’s School Board Nominating Committee (SBNC) election. Susi D’Ambra Coplan and (Claire) Yin Yang, current SBNC Administrative Committee Election Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, will be present to answer questions. The information session is open to the public. For purposes of the Zoom presentation and discussion, attendees are strongly encouraged to review materials in advance.
A consensus discussion will immediately follow the information session for purposes of making recommendations to the SBNC Administrative Committee. Only League members may participate.
The SBNC Administrative Committee is the body that solicits candidates for SBNC, proposes amendments to the SBNC Resolution, and runs the SBNC election and referendum on the amendments. The SBNC is the body that vets applicants and nominates a proposed slate of trustees for election to the Scarsdale Board of Education. The SBNC Resolution is the document that governs the school non-partisan election system.
For more information, please contact Jyoti Ruta, LWVS School Election System Chair, at LWVS.ses@gmail.com.
School Board Nominating Committee Election Tuesday, January 10, 2023 In-Person Voting at Scarsdale Middle School Auditorium Lobby from 7 am to 10 am and 2 pm to 9 pm OR Vote by Mail-In Ballot
The SBNC is the body of 30 residents serving staggered 3-year terms that vets applicants and nominates the proposed non-partisan slate for the Scarsdale Board of Education. Each year, voters elect new representatives from their neighborhood to fill spots vacated by those who have completed their SBNC service. The SBNC Resolution is the document that governs the school non-partisan election system. Proposed amendments are subject to voter ratification.
In the event of a snow day or run-off election, the vote will be held during the same hours and in the same location on the earlier of Wednesday, January 11, 2023, or the next day school is in session. For more information, visit the Scarsdale SBNC website.
The deadline for Administrative Committee receipt of mail-in ballots at P.O. Box 172H in the Heathcote Golden Horseshoe Post Office is 4 p.m. on Tuesday, January 10, 2023. Please visit the SBNC website to download and print the mail-in ballots and for the instructions on how to complete them.
As a voter service reminder, please remember that each ballot must be contained within its own mailing envelope bearing the voter’s full name and address, and with the voter’s signature across the seal. Multiple ballots within a single envelope will render all such ballots invalid.
Monday, December 5, 2022 10 am at Scarsdale Public Library
LWVS will hold its annual general membership information session regarding this year’s Citizens Nominating Committee (CNC) election and referendum on the amendments to the Non-Partisan Resolution. Procedure Committee Chair Michelle Sterling and Vice Chair Peri Zelig will be presenting and answering questions. All members of the public are welcome to attend.
The Procedure Committee is the body that solicits candidates for CNC, proposes amendments to the Resolution, and runs the CNC election and referendum on the amendments, if any. The CNC is the body that vets applicants and nominates the proposed slate for the Village Board of Trustees, including Mayor. The Non-Partisan Resolution is the document that governs the Village’s non-partisan election system.
A consensus discussion will immediately follow the information session for purposes of making recommendations to the Procedure Committee. Only League members may be present for the consensus discussion. Those who have not yet paid annual dues are welcome to renew/join at the event.
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Speakers: Rabia Muqaddam and Laurie Bertram Roberts Wednesday, November 16, 2022 9:15 am to 11:45 am Scarsdale Public Library, Scott Room
Event is free of charge and will be a morning coffee instead of a luncheon. Please RSVP to help us predict attendance.
Rabia Muqaddam and Laurie Bertram Roberts will be discussing their work and the impact of the recent Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization on women’s access to healthcare.
Rabia Muqaddam
Muqaddam is a Senior Staff Attorney at the Center for Reproductive Rights, headquartered in New York, where she has worked since 2017. She is lead counsel in the challenges to the abortion bans and restrictions passed by the Oklahoma legislature in 2021 and 2022. She previously worked as a litigation associate at Dechert LLP. Muqaddam holds a J.D. from Cornell Law School, where she was a president of the Cornell Law Students for Reproductive Justice, an online editor for the Cornell Law Review, and a participant in the LGBT Clinical programs. She also holds a B.A. from Cornell University.
Laurie Bertram Roberts
Laurie Bertram Roberts is the co-founder and Executive Director of Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund (MRFF), a reproductive justice organization based in Jackson, Mississippi. MRFF provides financial assistance and practical support to persons seeking abortions, as well as free emergency contraception and community based comprehensive sex education to mitigate governmental restrictions and economic limitations that adversely impact people of low income – and especially those who are Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC). Bertram Roberts is a writer and activist whose experience dates to the early 2000s with Head Start advocacy, parent organizing, and voter education, utilizing years of diverse leadership and activism to empower communities marginalized by their gender, race, poverty, disability, and/or sexuality.
Citizens Nominating Committee Election and Referendum on Non-Partisan Resolution Amendments Tuesday, November 15, 2022 In-Person Voting at Scarsdale Public Library from 7 am to 9:30 am and 2 pm to 9 pm OR Vote by Mail-In Ballot
The CNC is the body of 30 residents serving staggered 3-year terms that vets applicants and nominates the proposed non-partisan slate for the Village Board of Trustees, including Mayor. Each year, voters elect new representatives from their neighborhood to fill spots vacated by those who have completed their CNC service.
The deadline for Procedure Committee receipt of mail-in ballots at P.O. Box 284 in the Chase Road Post Office is 4 p.m. on Tuesday, November 15, 2022. Please visit the Procedure Committee website to download and print the mail-in ballots and for the instructions on how to complete them.
As a voter service reminder, please remember that each ballot must be sealed within its own unmarked privacy envelope. The unmarked envelope must be placed inside an outer mailing envelope that identifies your name, full return address, and elementary school district. The voter must sign the outer mailing envelope across the seal. Multiple ballots within a single envelope will render all such ballots invalid.
The ballot for Scarsdale residents will include ten different races and one proposition:
OFFICES ON THE BALLOT:
US Senate
US Congressional District 16
NY Governor
NY Lieutenant Governor
NY Attorney General
NY Comptroller
NY Supreme Court Justice, District 9
NY Senate District 37
NY Assembly District 88
County Court Judge
PROPOSITION 1: ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE BONDS MEASURE
LWV NYS Supports Prop 1
To address and combat the impact of climate change and damage to the environment, the “Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022” authorizes the sale of state bonds up to four billion two hundred million dollars to fund environmental protection, natural restoration, resiliency, and clean energy projects. Shall the Environmental Bond Act of 2022 be approved?
Proposal 1 would issue $4.20 billion in general obligation bonds for projects classified as climate change mitigation, flood-risk reduction, water infrastructure, and land conservation and recreation.
THREE WAYS TO VOTE
By absentee ballot;
In person during Early Voting; or
In person on Election Day.
Absentee Ballot Information
Monday, November 7, 2022: Last day for New York State registered voters to apply in person for an absentee ballot; by law, voters may use the temporary illness clause, which includes being unable to appear due to risk of contracting or spreading a communicable disease like COVID-19.
Tuesday, November 8, 2022: Last day for completed absentee ballots to be postmarked or hand-delivered and deposited in a drop box at any Westchester polling location.
Tuesday, November 8, 2022 (General Election Day): In person voting only at your assigned polling location.
Due to a recent change in law, New York State voters are no longer permitted to cast a ballot on a voting machine if they have been issued an absentee ballot for that election. Voters who were issued an absentee ballot may cast an affidavit ballot in person, to be counted only if the voter’s absentee ballot has not been received.
On Monday, October 3, 2022, LWVS held an information session and consensus meeting regarding the Procedure Committee’s proposed amendments to the Non-Partisan Resolution, the document that governs the Village’s nonpartisan election system. Procedure Committee Chair Michelle Sterling and Vice Chair Peri Zelig presented and answered questions. The consensus discussion resulted in the LWVS 2022 NPR Amendment Consensus Statement.
Tuesday, October 11, 2022 7 pm via Zoom Sponsored by LWV of Westchester:
Jamaal Bowman (Dem, WF)
Miriam Levitt Flisser (Rep)
NY ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 88
Tuesday, October 25, 2022 7 pm via Zoom Co-Sponsored by LWV of New Rochelle, LWV of Scarsdale, and LWV of White Plains with American Sign Language interpreters and closed captioning in several languages to be provided by Disability Rights New York:
Amy R. Paulin (Dem, WF)
Thomas Fix, Jr. (Rep, Cons)
NY SENATE DISTRICT 37
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 5pm via Zoom Co-Sponsored by LWV of Larchmont/Mamaroneck, LWV of New Rochelle, LWV of Northeast Westchester, LWV of Rye, Rye Brook & Port Chester, LWV of Scarsdale, and LWV of White Plains with American Sign Language interpreters and closed captioning in several languages to be provided by Disability Rights New York:
Tuesday, October 11, 2022 7 pm via Zoom Sponsored by LWV of Westchester:
Jamaal Bowman (Dem, WF)
Miriam Levitt Flisser (Rep)
NY ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 88
Tuesday, October 25, 2022 7 pm via Zoom Co-Sponsored by LWV of New Rochelle, LWV of Scarsdale, and LWV of White Plains with American Sign Language interpreters and closed captioning in several languages to be provided by Disability Rights New York:
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 5pm via Zoom Co-Sponsored by LWV of Larchmont/Mamaroneck, LWV of New Rochelle, LWV of Northeast Westchester, LWV of Rye, Rye Brook & Port Chester, LWV of Scarsdale, and LWV of White Plains with American Sign Language interpreters and closed captioning in several languages to be provided by Disability Rights New York:
Webinar on Clean Water, Clean Air, Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022 Tuesday, October 11, 2022 6:30 pm via Zoom
The League of Women Voters of New York State (LWVNYS), Jessica Ottney Mahar, of The Nature Conservancy, Pamela Stewart-Martinez of WE ACT, and Marina O’Donnell of the New York State Conference of Operating Engineers invite the public to a free webinar about the NYS Environmental Bond Act that will appear on the November general election ballot. Learn about how the bond will impact the environment, the labor market, and environmental justice in New York. The program will be moderated by LWVNYS and Delta Sigma Theta.
Monday, October 3, 2022 10:30 am Scarsdale Public Library
LWVS will hold a general membership information session regarding this year’s proposed amendments to the Non-Partisan Resolution, the document that governs the nonpartisan election system in Scarsdale Village. The amendments will appear on the ballot for voter approval at the Tuesday, November 15, 2022, CNC election. Representatives from the Procedure Committee will be present to answer questions.
All members of the public are welcome to attend the information session. A consensus meeting will immediately follow for League members only; those who have not yet paid annual dues or who are not yet League members may renew/join at that time to participate in the consensus discussion.
LWVS 