News Clips

"The Winchester [MA] League of Women Voters’ goals for its Voters’ Day at the Races Candidate Forum are to promote interest in the election, provide a fair forum for candidates and help voters make realistic and informed choices among candidates."

"'Are you trying to get registered to vote?' Ruth Dixon asks a student venturing shyly toward the League of Women Voters of Alameda’s table in the quad at St. Joseph Notre Dame High School at the end of a noisy lunchtime rush. When the 17-year-old student nods, Dixon whisks her into a chair and hands her a pen and a voter registration form."

"The League of Women Voters-Princeton Area [NJ] is holding an event to celebrate its 80th Anniversary with a performance portraying Alice Paul, a key leader of the movement that secured the right to vote for women in the United States."

"Claire Wilson, director of Voter Outreach for the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office, conducted two voter information workshops in Park Rapids last week. ... The Park Rapids League of Women Voters arranged for Wilson to speak with Park Rapids and Menahga school seniors and with new voters."

"What Is Issue 2? Issue 2 is a reform effort led by the League of Women Voters, CommonCause Ohio, Ohio Citizen Action, and the NAACP. Issue 2 would take the power over redistricting out of the hands of the politicians and put it in the hands of the people."

“'If someone is not registered yet, come Monday it’s going to be too late for them,' said Ashton Stewart, executive director of the League of Women Voters of New York City."

"Jayme Montgomery wasn't messing around. As state director of the Wisconsin League of Young Voters, she asked a small gathering of Mount Mary College students at a voter registration forum to cast ballots on the issues most important to them. ... In order to vote, students had to show ID.... 'I bring up the voter ID because I think it provides a concrete way that the vote is suppressed,' she said .... 'Politics is about choices, getting choices and decisions made,' she said. 'You either decide, or it will be decided for you.'"

"The League of Women Voters of Eastern Carver County and the SouthWest Metro Chamber of Commerce are offering candidate forums and resources this election season. The League has launched www.VOTE411.org, with candidate information, voter registration tools, polling place locations and other Election Day information."

"Five DuPage area League of Women Voters chapters worked with 18 local high schools to implement mock presidential elections this week.