Count Down to Election Day
Have you made your plan?
1.Vote in person on Tuesday, November 3
2.Vote in person early Saturday October 24- Sunday November 1
3 locations in Rensselaer County:
Brunswick Office Bldg. 336 Town Office Rd., Troy
Holy Cross Armenian Church 255 Spring Ave,. Troy
Schodack Town Hall 265 Schuurman Rd., Castleton
Deadline for Voter Registration is October 9th
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National Voter Registration Day is Tuesday, September 22 this year, and the Voter Services Team is hard at work linking with community groups and businesses to participate.
For the first time we are partnering with Stewart's to table at four of their Troy shops. We have linked with Unity House, Sage College, Osgood South Troy Neighborhood Group, and the Oakwood food pantry. We are also partnering with Capital Roots at some of their VeggieMobile stops in Rensselaer County. Information packets are provided where direct contact is not possible.
The 17 Rensselaer County public libraries will be a resource to those who are not online or do not have a printer at home. Stay tuned for a full report after the registration deadline of October 9th.
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Getting Out the Vote
The League's latest Get Out the Vote efforts include the distribution of yard signs.
This effort was initiated by the NYS League. For $12.00, individuals or groups may purchase an 18” X 24” lawn sign that says "Vote" in 7 languages and shows the Vote411.org and League of Women Voters logos. It also includes a wire stake to put into the ground. The signs will be the responsibility of their owners to place and remove appropriately and store for future years. The more signs, the more impact.
To order one or more of these signs please send a check to:
League of Women Voters of Rensselaer County, 265 River St. Troy, NY 12180.
Please include your name, address, email and phone number with your order.
Deadline is Saturday September 26th for orders.
LWVRC will contact you for delivery or pick up the week of October 5.
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 2020
Along with the National and State Leagues, the League of Women Voters of Rensselaer County has committed to taking a look at our organization and how we do business using the lens of DEI .
We joined the LWVNYS Diversity-Equity-Inclusion Project, led by Regina Tillman, 3rd Vice President, and as our League representative, I have completed the Leaderosity Course: Leader’s Guide to Social Equity. Included in the coursework were recorded speeches from leaders from a variety of diverse populations, suggested readings in books, newspapers, magazines, and interactive questions/answers with other participants. Also included are self assessments of implicit bias and reports around disability, gender and language being barriers to full participation in all aspects of a person’s life including membership in the League of Women Voters. My final assignment was to design an Organizational Equity Action Plan for our League. With the support of our Board of Directors, we have begun by adopting a DEI policy which more specifically defines Diversity. We will also be putting suggested books, articles, movies, music, etc. around DEI issues in the Voter. This process is designed to help our League be more receptive to the interests and needs of our diverse local community as we continue to work to assure all eligible voters the right to cast their vote in every election.
Initial book recommendations include the following. Please click for library availability. Titles may also be available to read digitally on Overdrive, Libby, and Hoopla Digital, with your library card.
~Shirley Buel
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Census 2020 Update
As of 9/10/2020, Rensselaer County had a self response rate of 63% and there is still time for self responses. The Census enumerators are also out knocking the doors of those who have not yet responded. They will work until 9/30 unless the courts insist that the counting continue until 10/31. This is the final push.
On October 8th at 7PM, the National League is presenting an event on Facebook:
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LWVRC Member News
The League of Women Voters has been celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to our Constitution at the Federal, State and Local levels all this month. It has been a reminder of how important every member of the League has been and continues to be as we work to ensure every person’s right to register and vote in all elections. The League of Women Voters of Rensselaer County has been honored to have so many women and men working over many years on all of the issues supported by this national organization. As we continue to grow, it is important to welcome new members and honor those who have been members for at least 50 years and achieved Honorary Member status.
New Members as of 8/20:
Sharon Roy, Willie Terry, Cynthia Tapper-Peralta, Patricia O’Bryan, Sandra Brown, Skylin Baestlein, Janice Nissen, Beth St. Clair Bedell, Deborah Spicer, Christine Nazarenus, Carolyn Fagan, Erin McGrath
Honorary Members 2020:
Patricia Beetle, Terry O’Connor, Sue Clark. And new additions; Anne Burton, Helen Bayly, Mary Abbott
Member Honors:
Mary Ellen Frieberg was a finalist in the local 2019 Jefferson Awards for community and public service. She was nominated by Alice Green, Executive Director of the Center for Law and Justice in Albany, for her volunteer work there and at other organizations including the League of Women Voters. Mary Ellen has used the knowledge gained from her League membership to help educate people and promote registration and voting at events sponsored by the Center for Law and Justice, as well as with the Rensselaer League.
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Now Is the Time!
Women Must Wait!
Commemorating 100 years of the women’s movement in Rensselaer County
LWVRC member and Rensselaer County and Troy City Historian Kathryn Sheehan will explore the suffrage and anti-suffrage activities in Rensselaer County and the famous and not-so-famous women who led the charge on both sides of this hotly debated issue.
This session is scheduled for Thursday 10/1/20 from 9:30-11:30 AM at HVCC as part of their Center for Creative Retirement programming. For more information go to www.hvcc.edu/communityed or call 518-629-7339.
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Vote411.org will go live with State races in the next few days, and with Presidential candidates by the end of this month. Check back for updates. |
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Bus signs to appear until election day. Please post your sightings on Facebook. |
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Follow LWVRC on Social Media
Check out our new handle on Twitter @lwvrc! We’ve used this platform to remind our followers (currently a small group) about candidate forums and other informational opportunities. We also retweet State League tweets.
Let us know how we’re doing!
Would you like to see more or less of certain kinds of information?
Do tell! Contact Ona Papageorgion at pagonapenelope@yahoo.com
Please share pictures that tell a story relevant to our League or the world of civic engagement!
Send pics to Carol Bell at cbell7153@hotmail.com
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Past Issues of The Voter are now available on our website
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