Press Conference in Opposition to Federal SAVE Act
2025-02-19 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Press Conference in Opposition to the Federal Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at 2pm By the MLK Statue Outside the Westchester County Courthouse 111 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard White Plains, NY 10601

All citizens are encouraged to attend the press conference organized by Congressman George Latimer’s office to show opposition to the SAVE Act, H.R. 22, a voter suppression bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 that will come to a vote in the House before the end of February. This bill would impose onerous ID standards that target many female, poor, and legal immigrant voters, increasing the burden of proving citizenship in a way that may prevent or deter them from registering to vote. LWVUS opposes this legislation as unnecessary, divisive, and likely to have a disparate impact on citizens of color and married women whose surnames do not match their birth certificates.

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LWVW Educational Special Event with Representative George Latimer re Federal SAVE Act
2025-02-19 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
Topic: Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act Wednesday, February 19, 2025, from 6pm to 7pm via Zoom

George Latimer

Join a conversation with George Latimer who represents Congressional District 16 on the subject of the SAVE Act, H.R. 22, a bill pending in the House to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 in a manner that would increase the existing proof of U.S. citizenship requirements for registering to vote in elections for federal office. LWVUS opposes this legislation as unnecessary, divisive, and likely to have a disparate impact on citizens of color and married women whose surnames do not match their birth certificates.

Registration is required to receive the Zoom link.

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LWVW Moderator Training 9/15/25
2025-09-15 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
Candidate forums are essential components of voter service but we cannot offer them without moderators!

LWVW holds group moderator trainings periodically as well as 1:1 trainings scheduled for the mutual convenience of the trainor and trainee. Trainings are free of charge. Additional training videos that can be watched as refreshers or introductions are available on our moderator training webpage. Once trained, you will be eligible to serve as a moderator for any Westchester County or local league candidate forum for races outside of your voting district.

Please complete the RSVP form to receive the Zoom link for the training or email westchesterlwv@gmail.com to be contacted for a 1:1 training session.

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LWVW Moderator Training 9/29/25
2025-09-29 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom

LWVW Moderator Training 10/8/25
2025-10-08 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom

Screening of Documentary Film: Majority Rules
2025-12-06 12:00 - 14:30 | Apple Cinemas, 237 Martine Avenue, White Plains, New York, 10601
Documentary Film Screening: Majority RulesSaturday, December 6, 2025, from 12pm to 2:30pmApple Cinemas237 Martine AvenueWhite Plains, NY 10601

What if changing the way we vote could change everything?

With America’s democratic experiment mired in division and dysfunction, the state of Alaska voted to revolutionize its election system. The surprising results sparked new alliances, a growing call for election reform, and fierce pushback from political parties. Could changing how Americans vote also change politics for the better?

Majority Rules, a film about the implementation of open primaries and ranked choice voting in Alaska, presents a crucial look at how updating our voting systems can improve political incentives and decrease polarization. The documentary premiered at the 2024 DC/DOX Film Festival in Washington, D.C., and was released theatrically in cities across the country. A new version of the film featuring the outcomes of the 2024 open primaries ballot initiatives was released September 16, 2025, in celebration of National Voter Registration Day.

This film screening is co-sponsored by Unite NY, Braver Angels, and the League of Women Voters of Westchester and will be followed by a short presentation by David Green, Unite NY Organizing Director, and Q&A about how these issues apply to New York.

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About the Film

Alaska is gearing up to do something that no other state has ever done: Adopting a pair of election reforms that will eliminate traditional party primaries and allow voters to rank their candidates by preference. Just as election workers, citizens, and politicians are beginning to adapt to this new system, the state’s longest-serving Congressman unexpectedly dies, creating an open seat and prompting a special election that will test this system months earlier than expected. As dozens of candidates – including former Governor Sarah Palin – jump into the race for the highly coveted seat, everyone must learn how these new voting reforms will change the rules of campaigning and winning. The surprising outcome in that special election leads to a groundswell of support for election reform in other states and fierce pushback from political parties and partisans, just as the Alaska general election gets underway..

Veteran political documentary filmmaker AJ Schnack (Caucus, Convention) returns to the campaign trail asking whether these new Alaska reforms, an all-candidate open primary and an instant runoff general election, might be a prescription for what ails the American democratic experiment. Traveling across the country, Schnack and his crew interview reform supporters and opponents, looking at where these reforms are already in place and where they may soon be adopted. The resulting film answers two of our nation’s most pressing questions: How did the American electoral system become so dysfunctional, and can changes to how we vote change our entire system for the better?

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LWVW Moderator Training Thursday, 2/26/26
2026-02-26 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom

LWVW Moderator Training Sunday, 3/1/26
2026-03-01 15:00 - 16:00 | Zoom

LWVW Presentation on the SAVE America and MEGA Acts Tuesday, 3/10/26
2026-03-10 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom
Understanding the SAVE America and MEGA Acts

The House of Representatives’ SAVE Act suite of bills, which could disenfranchise millions of eligible Americans by implementing suppressive voter ID requirements that deter people from registering to vote and casting a ballot, is under consideration in the Senate. Learn about the bills and what you can do about them during this Zoom meeting.

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LWVW Moderator Training Monday, 3/30/26
2026-03-30 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom

LWVW Moderator Training Wednesday, 4/22/26
2026-04-22 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
