“The League encourages citizens to become aware of and to understand the Report’s recommendations to become better informed voters.” – Sandy Waters Continue Reading →
LWV President: Capital Projects Report is Nonpartisan, Points No Fingers
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Sandy Waters
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RTM Approval of $500K CTCL Grant in Jeopardy after Claims Votes Weren’t Counted
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The vote to approve the grant passed with a total of 210 votes – 104 in favor, 101 against and 5 abstentions.
After the announcement of the vote, there was a bit of a kerfuffle and members interrupted the moderator during discussion of item 11 to say some people believed their votes had not been counted. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, ADL, Aiden Wasserman, Alexis Voulgaris, Andrew Winston, Anthony Moor, Anti-Defamation League, Barbara Shellenberg
League of Women Voters Urges Support Grant for Registrars under Consideration by the RTM
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“Our Registrars, Republican Fred DeCaro and Democrat Mary Hegarty, run a first-class operation. Their professionalism is exemplary. They plan to use this grant, in part, to respond to as yet-unknown provisions of state law to implement Early Voting as well as other improvements in election technology and management.” – Sandy Waters Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, League of Women Voters, RTM, Sandy Waters
UPDATED: Greenwich Republicans Decline to Participate in 2022 LWV Debates
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“Greenwich Republicans declined a fourth debate invitation from the Greenwich League of Women voters because of the organization’s diminishing neutrality and objectivity in recent years.” – RTC chair Beth MacGillivray Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Beth MacGillivray, Greenwich DTC, Greenwich RTC, Joe Angland, Kay Maxwell, League of Women Voters Greenwich, Sandy Waters
LWV Greenwich President: Overturning of Roe v. Wade Signals Erosion of Civil Liberties
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“Based on Justice Thomas’s concurring opinion, can we expect an erosion of rights to same sex marriage, contraceptive use, among other civil liberties resting on the same rights of privacy articulated in Roe v. Wade?” – Sandy Waters, President, LWV Greenwich Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, civil liberties, League of Women Voters, Roe v Wade, Sandy Waters, vote
CT State Senate Candidates for 36th District Spar: Glass Half Empty or Glass Half Full?
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Candidates disagreed on power, energy, TCI, unfunded pension debt, and taxes. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Alexis Gevanter, Aya DeSimone, John Blankley, Kay Maxwell, League of Women Voters, Ryan Fazio, Sandy Waters
In Its Centennial Year, the Greenwich League of Women Voters Is More Relevant Than Ever
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A chapter of the League of Women Voters was founded in Riverside in 1921, one year after women gained the right to vote. Interest spread quickly. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Greenwich League of Women Voters, Kathryn O'Donnell, Sandy Waters, We the People
LWV/Round Hill Assoc Zoom Panel with Selectmen Touches on Rainy Day Fund, Absentee Ballots, Tipping Fees
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Questions were funneled through John Conte, president of the RHA, and Sandy Waters, president of the LWV Greenwich. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Fred Camillo, Jill Oberlander, John Conte, Lauren Rabin, League of Women Voters, Round Hill Association, Sandy Waters
LWV Greenwich: Bashing a 100-year Old Volunteer Organization Promoting Civil Dialogue between Candidates Should Worry Us All
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“Will polarized politicking mean an end to our tradition of holding debates between candidates?” – Sandy Waters, League of Women Voters Greenwich Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, League of Women Voters Greenwich, Sandy Waters
Despite Movement to Postpone, RTM Votes on POCD
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On Monday night the RTM voted to approve the 2019 Plan of Conservation and Development, which was a surprise. Continue Reading →