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What We Do
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- We discuss and study issues of local, national, state and regional concern.
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- We inform ourselves, legislators and the general public about the results of our research.
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- We lobby for passage of laws we support and for the defeat of those we oppose, based on League positions.
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- We monitor elections and government activities.
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Did You Know?
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League members worked successfully for enactment of the Social Security and Food and Drug Acts, as well as the TVA. In 1934, when federal and state government agencies were hiring thousands of employees to administer the new social and eco-nomic laws, the League launched a nationwide campaign in support of the merit system for selecting government personnel. In those years the League was the only national organization acting consistently for the merit system. And due, at least in part, to League efforts, legislation passed in 1938 and 1940 removed hundreds of federal jobs from the spoils system and placed them under Civil Service.
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Upcoming Events
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February 10, Board Meeting, 1:30pm, Rose Sebouhian, 6 Ventura Circle. Call 672-5227.
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February 25, 7PM at JCC North, Room 117. "Fracking Fact and Fracking Fiction" with speaker Glenn Wahl. Call 679-4636 for details.
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March 18 noon luncheon, The Brick Room, Fredonia, “The Pursuit of Happiness: Can it Co-exist with Morality and Capitalism?”. Speaker Brenda Hayes. $15.00 per person. Call 672-5546 to reserve your place.
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April 9, program about grape industry. Luncheon at Grape Discovery Center, 8305 West Main Rd., Westfield. More information to follow.
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May 7, Annual Meeting at The White Inn. Speaker - County Executive Vince Horrigan. Details to follow.
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We are pleased to share a link to a PSA encouraging people to vote This PSA was created by a Tompkins County LWV member (and Ithaca College student), Rhiannon Youngbauer. Click here to view the PSA
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You can log in to the League of Women Voters of the United States and join other members in making democracy work. Click here.
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Vote signs and stakes are available through the League of Women Voters, Chautauqua County, New York
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The cost is $100 plus $20.00 shipping and handling for 10 signs with stakes.
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To order:
e-mail: lwv@lwvchautauqua.org or
call (716) 672-4275
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Download an order form in PDF format and use Adobe Acrobat Reader to print the file.
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