Civics Education (2024-25)

Global Citizenship Day at SHS
October 2024

LWVS conducted a workshop for SHS Global Citizenship Day on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, to provide students information about the history of the League of Women Voters at both the national and local level, inform students about the NYS ERA (Prop 1) that appears on the ballot this general election, and discuss internship and Students Inside Albany experiences.

Mock Election at SMS
November 2024

Beatrice Sevcik and Suzie Hahn
SMS Poll Workers for Butler House and CHOICE Voting Districts During 2022 SMS Mock Election

LWVS coordinates annually with SMS social studies teachers across all grades to implement a school-wide mock general election on the Monday before the General Election. Students were provided a specially-prepared, age appropriate Voters’ Guide and offered the same ballot choices that a registered voter residing at the SMS mailing address would have encountered at the polls.

2024 SMS Mock General Election Results

SMS Voter turnout: 1,009

pRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

Kamala Harris (D): 74.8%
Donald Trump (R): 25.2%

u.s. senate

Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D, WF): 64.1%
Michael D. Sapraicone (R, C): 24.6%
Diane Sare (LaRouche): 11.3%

U.S. Congressional District 16

Miriam Levitt Flisser (R): 20.1%
George S. Latimer (D): 79.9%

nys senate district 37

Tricia S. Lindsay (R, C): 26.7%
Shelley Mayer (D, WF): 73.3%

nys assembly district 88

Thomas H. Fix, Jr. (R, C): 27.7%
Amy Paulin (D, WF): 72.3?%

westchester county district attorney

Susan Cacace (D): 74.0%
John A. Sarcone III (R): 26.0%

N.Y. supreme court justice — 9th judicial district (CHOOSE up to 5)

Brett Groge (D, C): ?%
Colleen D. Duffy (D, C): ?%
Kyle C. McGovern (D, C): ?%
Edward R. Mevec (R): ?%
Karen A. Ostberg (R): ?%
Mary Anne Scattaretico-Naber (D, C): ?%
Mark T. Starkman (R): ?%
Rachel E. Tanguay (D, C): ?%

westchester county court judge

Richard S. Fava-Pastilha (R, C): 30.8%
Sheralyn Pulver Goodman (D, WF): 69.2%

westchester county family court judge (choose up to 4)

Raynette N. Brewster (D, WF): 86.0%
Allison E. Burke (D): 85.4%
Maritza Fugaro-Norton (D, WF): 85.3%
Sharon G. Matthie (D): 79.9%

NYS PROPOSAL 1: amendment to protect against unequal treatment

This proposal would protect against unequal treatment based on ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, and sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity and pregnancy. It also protects against unequal treatment based on reproductive healthcare and autonomy.

Yes: 83.3 ?%
No: 16.7%

westchester county proposition no. 2024-1: increase the term length for county legislators from two to four years

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

Yes: 34.5%
No: 65.5%

Civics Jeopardy at SMS
Fall 2024

All 8th grade SMS students have the opportunity to test their trivia talents in the weeks surrounding the general election by playing a Civics Jeopardy game created by LWVS volunteers and SMS social studies teachers.

Are you able to identify at least two amendments that expanded voting rights? Can you name two of the five U.S. presidents thus far who lost the popular vote but still won the election? If not, you may not be smarter than a middle schooler!