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Election 2020 and Your Health Care: What to Know Before You Vote

Don’t miss this important and FREE virtual event! Experts from across New York State will help us understand what’s at stake for health care policy at both federal and state levels.

Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Time: 6:00 – 7:15 p.m.
Place: Via Zoom

Topics to be covered:

  • How could the outcome of the presidential election impact our health care?
  • What about policy at the state level, including Medicaid and the New York Health Act?
  • What’s not on the table, but should be? Which options not supported by either presidential candidate could make a difference for health care access?

Moderator: Dave Debo, WBFO News Director

Panelists: Elisabeth Benjamin, Vice President of Health Initiatives, Community Service Society of New York; Bill Hammond, Senior Fellow for Health Policy, Empire Center for Public Policy; Lara Kassel, Coordinator, Medicaid Matters; Katie Robbins, Director, Campaign for New York Health; and Melva Visher, Adjunct Professor of Community and School Health, Canisius College (current), and Vice President Community Health, Kaleida Health (retired)

Thanks to our co-sponsors: The Health Foundation for Western and Central New York and Buffalo Toronto Public Media

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2020 Election Dates and Deadlines (General Election)

All New York State voters can apply to vote by absentee ballot due to COVID-19

Friday, October 9: Deadline to register to vote in the General Election (including Early Voting period).

October 24 - November 1: Early Voting Dates for General Election

Tuesday, November 3: General Election

Need more information? Check the Board of Elections web sites in Erie County and in Niagara County.

Vote411 is always your one-stop shop for up-to-the minute election information

Key Facts About the 2020 Census

File your 2020 Census information electronically, by mail, or by phone at 844-330-2020.

It takes just a few minutes, and one person from your household completes it for everyone who was living at your address on April 1, 2020.

The deadline to respond to the census is September 30, 2020


From the LWVB/N

Action: Petition

The League of Women Voters of Buffalo/Niagara is a member of the Our Outer Harbor Coalition. We support the petition to designate the Outer Harbor as parkland and encourage you to sign and share it widely. Please note that although there is a donation button on the page, donations are not required. (09/2020)

Filing your 2020 Census forms electronically is so easy

Still haven't turned in your Census information? No problem! Respond over the internet, or even by phone at (844) 330-2020. The deadline to complete the census is September 30, 2020.

From the LWVNY

Legislative Agenda

The State League has posted the 2020 Legislative Agenda and the 2020 Legislative Packet.

From the LWVUS

Resources: Black Lives Matter

LWVUS statement: on Police Killing of George Floyd (05/29/2020)
LWVUS with over 400 civil rights organizations signs letter calling for congressional action on police violence (06/02/2020)

Resources: Vote-by-Mail Facts

Talking points on how to counter attacks on vote-by-mail go hand in hand with talking points on Curbing Public Expectations for Immediate Election Results (06/08/2020)
See also Why We Need Postal Democracy (New York Review of Books, 05/28/2020)

Census and Redistricting

Read the blog post on Covid-19's huge impact on the 2020 Census. (05/27/2020) In December 2019, the LWVUS joined the Census Project and other organizations in calling for full funding of the 2020 Census. (LWVUS, 12/6/2019)

Video: Vote411

VOTE411: Election Information You Need in English and in Spanish (06/01/2020)

Statement

League Joins Statement Reaffirming Founding Principles of the United Nations

People Powered Fair Maps™

As we prepare for redistricting in 2021, our work to fight for and protect People Powered Fair Maps is more important than ever. Read about the national redistricting campaign of the League of Women Voters. Read the latest update.