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“Filling a federal courtroom and adjacent overflow room, some 300 Cleveland area residents heard two hours of testimony on Ohio's new voter suppression law at a field hearing May 7 called by U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL).”

“New York State trails most states in voter turnout. The recent Republican Primary Election garnered only 10 percent of those eligible to vote. ... The League of Women Voters has prepared a presentation on ways to increase voter participation in our state.”

The Florida Bar, the American Bar Association and the League of Women Voters of Florida on Monday unveiled "The Vote’s in Your Court," a campaign designed to educated voters about judicial merit-re

“The League of Women Voters updated students about the upcoming elections and registered first-time voters in a visit to campus [Pasadena City College, CA] on Tuesday. Volunteers from the organization set up a small booth at the Quad to help interested passersby...”

“Some see South Carolina’s voter ID law and other states’ efforts to tighten early voting as less of an attempt to curb voter fraud than some of the earliest volleys in the 2012 presidential race. ... Julie Hussey of the League of Women Voters of the Charleston Area said, “A lot of it is really national-level politics that we're seeing at the state level.” She said such efforts appear directed at states, such as South Carolina and Texas, ...”

“Ten regular voters say Pennsylvania’s new voter identification law will prevent them from voting in this November’s election and they estimate as many as 80,000 to 800,000 Pennsylvanians do not have acceptable photo IDs to vote ... That's the crux of a 53-page lawsuit filed...by citizens and three organizations, including the League of Women Voters...”

“On Friday, the League of Women Voters will introduce a new online Voters Guide for the upcoming primary election. It will be available at VOTE411, a website originally developed by the national LWV.”

"Florida can hold congressional elections under the Legislature's new redistricting map this year, a judge ruled Monday shortly after the Justice Department approved that plan as well as state House and Senate maps."

“A pair of appeals court rulings this week make clear the state's new voter ID law will remain suspended through the May and June recall elections.”

“Smackdown Your Vote! is a non-partisan effort supported by World Wrestling Entertainment, League of Women Voters, Rock the Vote, Project Vote Smart... Its purpose is to involve young people in the political process.”