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THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
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OF SUFFOLK COUNTY
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PETITION THE WHITE HOUSE
Let’s fight back against the big money pouring into political campaigns this
year. Let’s put the SuperPacs out of business. How?
Sign the petition on The White House website urging President Obama to
appoint new commissioners to the Federal Election Commission (FEC). NOTE: In
order to successfully sign the petition, you will need to create an account on
WhiteHouse.gov and respond to a confirmation email. If you need guidance on
creating this account please use
our helpful step-by-step guide to creating your account and signing the
petition.
The FEC is supposed to be the government agency that enforces campaign
finance laws, but it isn’t working and hasn’t for a long time. Of the six
commissioners at the agency, three simply refuse to enforce the law, and five
are serving despite the fact that their terms expired some time ago. It’s time
to clean house and President Obama needs to do something about it.
We need at least 25,000 signatures of support by February 10, 2012 in order
to get a response from The White House. Don’t just sign it yourself; post the
petition on Facebook, Tweet about it and forward this message to all of your
friends. Together, we can make sure that the votes of millions of Americans are
more valuable to our elections than a big pile of money.
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ABSENTEE BALLOT
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There is a new
absentee ballot application now in use in New York State, with a wider
variety of acceptable reasons for absentee voting:
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Absence from county or New York City on election day
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Patient or inmate in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center
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Temporary illness or physical disability
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Permanent illness or physical disability
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Detention in jail/prison, awaiting trial, awaiting action by a grand jury, or in prison for a conviction of a crime or offense which was not a felony
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Duties related to primary care of one or more individuals who are ill or physically disabled
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STUDENT VOTING RIGHTS -
The Brennan Center at the NYU School of Law has an excellent
website that
provides the requirements for residency, registration, ID and absentee ballot
for all 50 states. It is applicable to all voters, not just students.
There is also a page specifically for
New York
voters.
The League
encourages 18-year-old high school students to register to vote.
Click here
to read the story.
LWV welcomes new members.
Please use the link in the left margin for the Suffolk County Local League closest to your place of
residence for contact details. To ask
a question about issues of concern to the League,
click here.
2011 Directory of Public Officials
is available
online.
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Updated January 21, 2012
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