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"'El Paso is not alone in low voter turnout, because Texas also lags behind other states,' said Linda Krefting, president of the Texas League of Women Voters... 'The states that have consistently high voter turnout have voter-friendly election procedures, and the Texas Legislature could adopt comparable procedures,' Krefting said. 'Same day voter registration which allows voters to register on election day is common in states with consistently high voter turnout.' ... 'Texas needs to make sure that voter registration at DPS offices is simplified and registrations are processed appropriately.'"

"A total of 5,686 students from 12 school districts and one home school group participated in the Chautauqua County Board of Elections 2012 Mock Presidential Elections. ... 'The League of Women Voters welcomes the Board of Elections' effort to engage students in the political process through a mock election for president. We were happy to have partnered with the Board to make it happen,' said Minda Rae Amiran, League of Women Voters of Chautauqua County's voter service chair."

"'The most important thing from our point of view, and hopefully from anybody’s point of view, is we want to make sure every vote is counted,' said Elisabeth MacNamara, national president of the League of Women Voters. 'We understand that may take some time.'"

"Several groups, including the League of Women Voters, called on Floridians to reject all 11 proposals, which they labeled as misleading and inappropriate."

"After an unprecedented shuffling of state election laws to help those impact­ed by Hurricane Sandy get to the polls, Election Day isn’t over in New Jersey, as tens of thousands of voters have until Fri­day night to return ballots cast by email and fax."

"Debbie Gould, the president of the local chapter of the League of Women Voters, said she and other poll watchers observed problems that could have been avoided with additional staff and equipment. ... 'There were just a lot more voters than they expected,' she said."

"The results event, hosted by the League of Women Voters and the Baltimore County Public Library system, was the last of four in a series of election-related programs hosted to educate voters both before and after ballots were cast."

"Durham’s record for same-day voter registration was shattered Tuesday, according to unofficial results released late Tuesday evening by the town. A total of 3,024 people registered to vote after arriving at the polls; that’s about 1,300 more voters than the tally from 2008."

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