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LWV Of Kearsarge-Sunapee Area

Community Leaders

Patricia Rodgers, Co-President
Pat Rodgers, Co-President
Nancy Marashio, Vice President

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NH211

Stories from Around the State

This story was originally published by Public News Service.

Liz Tentarelli, president of the League of Women Voters of New Hampshire, said research shows increasing political polarization leads to greater voter interest and turnout.

The New Hampshire Supreme Court on Friday voted in a 4-0 decision that a 2017 state law requiring proof of residence to vote is unconstitutional, saying that it "imposes unreasonable burdens on the right to vote."

LWV of the United States joined partners in filing an amicus brief in support of plaintiffs in a trio of U.S. Supreme Court cases challenging the imposition of work requirements on Medicaid recipients.  

A New Hampshire judge dismissed a state law that opponents, including the League of Women Voters of New Hampshire, said made it more complicated for students to register to vote

LWV of New Hampshire is challenging a state law that imposes burdensome requirements on voter registration.

On Monday, a Judge in New Hampshire issued an injunction stopping the state from advancing a controversial election law requiring extra documentation in order to register to vote.