LWVNY's Erica Smitka on Prop 1

Look TV, a regional YouTube program, conducted an interview with our own Erica Smitka, Executive Director of the League of Women Voters of New York State.

In the interview, Erica dispels the untruths and dispenses clarifications on what Prop 1 covers and what protections it offers to all New Yorkers.

Watch the interview at the Look TV website.

Webinar: Your Health Care and the Election
What's at stake

Concerned about how this year's election could affect your health care? Join the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York, in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Buffalo-Niagara and Buffalo Toronto Public Media, for a non-partisan and informative discussion on the presidential candidates’ platforms on health care.

• Date: Monday, October 28
• Time: 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
• Place: Zoom

We'll talk about how the outcome of the 2024 election could have a lasting impact on health care access and affordability.

The panel discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A. To submit your questions before the event, email info@hfwcny.org

Moderator: Ryan Zunner, Reporter, WBFO

Panelists:

• Maria Alvarez, Executive Director, NY Statewide Senior Action Council
• Mark Hannay, Director, Metro New York Health Care for All
• Danise Wilson, Executive Director, Reproductive Health Access Project

Register for the Webinar

Volunteer Opportunities

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2024 OCTOBER CANVASS IN BUFFALO’S NORTH DISTRICT

Each year in October LWVBN organizes a door-to-door canvass to distribute materials and encourage registered voters who are 40%-60% likely to vote to actually vote in the November election. There are two ways to volunteer:

• Write postcards to go in the voting material doorknob hangers to encourage recipients to vote. These need to be written and collected by October 11 so they can be included in the hangers.
• Walk a route with a partner to knock on doors and distribute materials. If you volunteer for this with a partner, great. If you’re alone, we can probably match you up with a partner. You have a choice of days to walk your route: Saturday or Sunday October 19, 20, 26, or 27. You’ll pick up your route map, list of addresses, and materials to distribute at the distribution point in the parking lot of the League office, 1272 Delaware, at designated times on these dates, and return material at other designated times. Routes consist of 50-75 “doors,” most of which are in the same neighborhood.

Please get in touch with Barbara Gunderson as soon as possible to volunteer. LET’S WORK TO GET OUT THE VOTE THIS ELECTION CYCLE!

More information

To volunteer, email the League office at lwvbn@lwvbn.org.

November 5, 2024 General Election

• Election Day: November 5, 2024
• Early Voting: October 26 - November 3, 2024
• Last Day to Register before the November election: October 26

New Yorkers have a lot of choices on the ballot this year: not only voting for the President of the United States and all US congressional seats, but also one US Senator, all NY Senate and Assembly seats, a number of local offices, and one statewide ballot initiative. As always, you can see what's on your ballot at Vote411.

You can check your district online at the New York State Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment's maps page.

For more information on elections this year, including the text of the New York State Equal Rights Amendment see our Voter Information page.