5/14: Pro-Voter Albany Advocacy Day
Join NYDLC as we travel to Albany for Pro-Voter Advocacy Day!
We've made unprecedented gains this year, but the devil is in the details: join us as we head to Albany to have targeted, substantive conversations with lawmakers about common-sense changes that can make a difference for New York voters!
Visit the Capitol and hone your advocacy skills in meetings with influential policymakers and legislative staff. Stand up for voting rights by educating our representatives about NYDLC's pro-voter priorities and persuading them to support and help enact key reforms to modernize the way we register to vote, how we participate in elections, how ballots are counted, and more.
The NYDLC agenda for the day is evolving with the Legsilative Calendar. RSVP today to get the latest updates. Everyone who signs up will be assigned to an experience team lead, and we will make sure you are well-prepared for your talk with your legislator!
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5/9: NYDLC Legislative Affairs Advocacy Day Prep Meeting
It's time for NYDLCers to head back to Albany to move the ball forward on voting reform!
We've made unprecedented gains this year, but the devil is in the details: join us as we prepare to head to Albany to have targeted, substantive conversations with lawmakers about common-sense changes that can make a difference for New York voters!
If you are joining us on May 14th to make the trip, this is a great time to bond with the team and get mentally prepared.
Even if you can't make the trip, we still want you to join us! Meet your fellow NYDLCers, help with morale, and lend a hand on packet assembly - and all the many little things that add up to big change!
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NYDLC Announces New Executive Director -- Democratic Organizer Liza Abraham
For Immediate Release, Mar. 20, 2019
Contact: (866) NYDLC-01; info@NYDLC.org
The New York Democratic Lawyers Council (@NYDLC) is excited to announce that Liza Abraham, 2018 Western NY Regional Organizer for the NYS Dems 2018 Coordinated Campaign, has taken up the reigns as Executive Director of NYDLC, just as the 2019-20 election cycle heats up.
Read moreModern Voting Laws and a Historic Black History Month
By Carl Unegbu, Rachel Landy, and Jarret Berg
This year’s Black History Month celebrations coincided with some remarkable developments in New York law that have a genuine potential to enhance access to the democratic space and improve civic engagement and political participation. And, needless to say, they are of significant interest to the Black community and should interest all minority communities.
Read moreNYDLC Hails NYS Legislature's Passage of Broad Pro-Voter Package of Election Reform Bills
For Immediate Release, Jan 14, 2019
Contact: (866) NYDLC-01; info@NYDLC.org
The New York Democratic Lawyers Council (@NYDLC) hails the speedy passage, through both houses of the New York State Legislature, of a package of election reforms that NYDLC members have fought for years to enact that will improve access to fundamental rights for the benefit of ALL eligible New Yorkers and finally begin to modernize New York's voting laws.
Read moreNYDLC Praises Governor Cuomo's Decision to Restore Voting Rights to Tens of Thousands of New Yorkers on Parole
The New York Democratic Lawyers Council (NYDLC) praises Governor Cuomo's significant announcement today that his office will take immediate action to begin restoring voting rights to the tens of thousands of currently-disenfranchised New York parolees, and further, that his administration is committed to protecting the civil rights of future parolees by doing so on an ongoing basis.
Read more2018 Year in Review
In 2018 thousands of NYDLC VoterPros took action and we have lots to be proud of! Whether you were registering voters to participate in New York's multiple primaries of the 2018 Midterm Elections; monitoring the polls across New York or as part of our export operations in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Florida, Montana, or North Carolina; conducting legal research and assisting with NYS or national pro-voter advocacy; or organizing community empowerment and educational programming, you were helping to protect and advance the fundamental civil rights of American voters.
We hope you will consider making a generous end-of-year contribution to NYDLC (here) so that we can continue this important work.
NYDLC Testifies about 2017 Voting Problems in NYC and the Urgent Need to Overhaul New York Voting Laws
On Wednesday (12/13), NYDLC submitted testimony to both the New York City Council and the NYC Campaign Finance Board, regarding the most prevalent 2017 voting problems arising out of the 2017 municipal elections in New York City and the urgent need to improve New York Elections via legislative and administrative reforms. Read the full coverage and testimony.
Read moreNew GothamTalks Video OpEd Series Showcases NYDLC's Voting Rights Organizing and Advocacy
In a new GothamTalks video OpEd, NYDLC Executive Director Jarret Berg discusses the modern fight to vote in New York and across America; several desperately-needed voting reforms lawmakers should enact in 2018; NYDLC's election monitoring, pro-voter advocacy, and rights-based community programming; and the need for a drastic cultural shift among the rising American electorate so all eligible voters are ready to participate in local elections. Watch the full video here.
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