• 2011 Political Calendar
  Deadlines for 2011 Elections including deadlines for voter registration, absentee ballots, petitions, party nominations, judicial district conventions and financial disclosure reports. (7/15/2011)
  

Voter's Guides 2011

• 2011 Voters Guide Part I (7/15/2011)

Vote411 Electronic Voters Guide Now Available in Some Areas of NYS (10/14/2011)
Local Leagues around the state have implemented a new electronic voters guide to provide the public with information on races and candidates in their area. It is only available where local Leagues have undertaken this new program. If your League didn’t participate, join us next year to include races in your area.

• Vote411
• Press Release

Guide to Using the ImageCast Ballot Marking Device (BMD) (9/12/2011)
Helpful information and graphics for people with disabilities using the BMD to vote. This equipment is use in many counties across the state.

Link to NYS Board of Election site with instructions for using each of the new voting machines; click on the machine type and a listing of the counties using that type will be provided on the right side. (9/12/2011)

State Heeds Minor Parties on Voting-Machine Complaint (New York Times 9/12/2011)
NYS Board of Elections agree to reprogram voting machines that affects minor parties. (9/12/2011)

NEW! The War on Voting in the Modern Era (2/16/2012)
Presentation by Tim O’Brien, LWVUS Project Manager for the Public Advocacy for Voter Protection, recently spoke about current efforts to suppress the vote in several states.

2010 Election Survey: Machines Perform But Privacy Suffers (12/16/2010)
The League released the results of an online survey of over 1,000 voters statewide which showed that the new voting systems worked well, but noted several inadequacies that the League feels must be addressed to ensure that voters are guaranteed a secure and private franchise. 

• Press Release
• Full Report

How You Can be Proactive with the New Voting System (10/29/2010)
Article in Spotlight newspapers by Aimee Allaud, LWVNYS Elections Specialist, with tips on what to bring to the polls, what to ask at the polls, and how to prepare to use the new machines, click here

Demonstrations of New Voting Machines Now Available (10/2010)
All voters in NY will encounter new voting machines this fall. To watch a demonstration of the voting machine for your county, click on link below and then select your county from the dropdown menu in the upper right corner of the page. www.vote-ny.com/english/index.php

Information on Recruiting Poll Workers

• Recruiting College-Age Poll Workers
  
  
• Recruiting Poll Workers – A Joint Endeavor
  
  
• NYS Board of Elections Poll Worker Training

Judicial Voting Guide

• Judicial Facts for Voters  
  JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE is important because the right of every citizen to a fair trial is a corner stone of our democracy. Without judicial independence, this right would be compromised. ( 9/19/2007)

LWVNYS Guidelines for Participation in Debates and Forums by Candidates for Statewide Office

Participation Guidelines
7/13/2007

The Road to the Voting Booth

• Part I - A Handbook for Voter Service Directors
  Revised April 2011 (6/3/2011)
  
  
• Part II - A Handbook for Candidate Meetings 
  Revised April 2011 (6/3/2011)
  
  
• Part III - How to Conduct a Successful Voter Registration Drive
  Revised April 2011 (6/3/2011)
  
  
• LWVUS Voter Registration Materials  
  The LWVUS website contains a wonderful assortment of programs and materials developed by the LWVUS in conjunction with other Leagues.

• Know Your Voting Machine
  
  
• Take Your Kids 2 Vote
  
  
• Vote 18