Mission Possible: Youth Engagement (News Clips) 7/9/2012 “Ask the League of Women Voters to do a guest blog and what do you get? Brace yourself, readers, for a civic engagement pep talk.”
Midlander Elected to National League of Women Voters Board (News Clips) 7/9/2012 “After serving as the local and state [TX] president for the League of Women Voters, Midlander Karen Nicholson was elected to the national board of directors at the organization's 50th biennial…
Judges will help free court logjam (South Carolina: Greenville News) (News Clips) 7/9/2012 The Greenville News applauds the approval of nine new judges in South Carolina to help improve access to justice.
Voter ID Law May Hit More in Pa. than Originally Estimated (News Clips) 7/9/2012 “More than 758,000 registered voters in Pennsylvania do not have photo identification cards from the state Transportation Department, putting their voting rights at risk in the November election,…
The League – A Recognized Foe of Voter ID Laws (Blog) 7/9/2012 League President Elisabeth MacNamara and Senior Elections Director Jeanette Senecal are among the “foes” in this piece on how the “Foes of Voter ID Laws Find Ways to Mute Their Impact.”
BMENA’S First Regional Workshop in Doha Postponed (Blog) 7/6/2012 Late yesterday afternoon the League received an official notification from the State Department indicating that regrettably the first regional workshop on women’s empowerment scheduled to take place…
Fight Back against Restrictive Voting Laws (News Clips) 7/5/2012 “Elections should not be decided by politicians who manipulate voting laws for partisan gain. Improving our elections need not come at the expense of our shared value that all citizens should have…
Snyder Vetoes Three [MI] Bills Aimed at Changes for Voters (News Clips) 7/5/2012 “Gov. Rick Snyder [MI] on Tuesday vetoed three election law bills pushed by Republican legislators seeking to require a ballot box affirmation of citizenship, restrict voter registration drives and…
Voting Issue on Way to Ballot (News Clips) 7/5/2012 "A plan to change how Ohio draws its legislative and congressional boundaries has collected enough signatures to go before voters and might be the only citizen-driven issue on the November…
Three local students win competition (South Carolina: Spartanburg Herald-Journal) (News Clips) 7/3/2012 The League of Women Voters of Spartanburg's art contest on