[NY] Schools participate in mock elections (News Clips) 11/13/2012 "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…
St. Louis [MO] Welcomes Newest American Citizens (News Clips) 11/13/2012 "They came from places like Vietnam, Somalia, and China. Seventeen different countries were represented Friday in south St. Louis County, as 23 petitioners gave up their native citizenship to…
Democracy’s Unsung Heroes (Blog) 11/9/2012 As I went about my day on Election Day volunteering to be a polling place evaluator for my local League (a program instituted by the Board of Elections done in
Voter turnout big in Milwaukee, small issues arise at polls statewide (News Clips) 11/8/2012 "Voters are not required to show photo ID’s. But Andrea Kaminski of the League of Women Voters tweeted that poll workers in Onalaska were said to be asking for ID’s and the, 'issue has been…
N.J. extends email voting deadline to Friday (News Clips) 11/8/2012 "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…
Army of election observers find few problems in Madison, but Milwaukee and Racine not so lucky (News Clips) 11/8/2012
Snafus, long waits abound at polling places (News Clips) 11/8/2012 "'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…
Long lines frustrate TN voters (News Clips) 11/8/2012 "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…