GLEN COVE, NEW YORK – With Election Day fast approaching, Assemblymember Charles Lavine (D-North Shore) will be hosting a series of community meetings to inform the public about a proposed change to the New York State Constitution. The New York Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is on the ballot after being passed twice by the state legislature. Lavine will be joined by a representative from Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Action Fund at all the meetings to discuss and answer questions about the ERA.

“It’s my hope that these meetings will help get more people to vote,” Lavine said.“But as all of our rights continue to be threatened by the Supreme Court, it’s crucial that voters learn about this proposed change which greatly expands the number of people protected from discrimination,” he added.

The dates and times for all the meetings are listed below:

Tue 9/10 6:00-7:30 PM

The Bryant Library

2 Papermill Rd

Roslyn, NY 11576

Tue 9/24 7-8:30 PM

Gold Coast Public Library

50 Railroad Ave

Glen Head, NY 11545

Thu 9/26 7-8:30 PM

Oyster Bay Community Center

59 Church St

Oyster Bay, NY 11771

Tue 10/8 7-8:30 PM

Hicksville Public Library

169 Jerusalem Ave

Hicksville, NY 11801

Wed 10/23 7-8:30 PM

Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library

999 Old Country Rd

Plainview, NY 11803

Wed 10/30 7-8:30 PM

Westbury Memorial Public Library

445 Jefferson Street

Westbury, NY 11590

Assemblymember Charles Lavine represents New York’s 13th Assembly District in Nassau County. He presently serves as Chair of the Judiciary Committee and is a member of the Committees on Codes, Ethics and Guidance, Insurance and Rules. Lavine previously served as Chair of the Election Law Committee, Chair of the Committee on Ethics and Guidance, co-Chair of the New York State Legislative Ethics Commission, and as Chair of the bipartisan Taskforce that produced the Assembly Speaker’s Policy on Sexual Harassment, Retaliation and Discrimination. Lavine is also President of the New York Chapter of the National Association of Jewish Legislators and a member of its National Board of Directors.