3 Attend Leadership Workshop (News Clips) 9/4/2012 "Three members of League of Women Voters of Amarillo recently participated in an intensive leadership development workshop conducted by national trainers from LWV of the United States in…
Judge Overturns Ohio Law, Restores In-Person Early Voting… (News Clips) 8/31/2012 “A federal judge has overturned a recent Ohio state law and restored in-person, early voting for the final three days leading up to Election Day.”
Wisconsin to Allow Electronic Documents for Voter Registration... (News Clips) 8/31/2012 “Wisconsin students and young voters got a big boost on Tuesday when the state board overseeing elections adopted a policy allowing people registering to vote on Election Day in November to present…
Justice for Voters in Texas and Florida (News Clips) 8/31/2012 “Fortunately, federal courts are seeing these efforts for what they are: a variation on the racist laws that disenfranchised millions before those tactics were outlawed by the Voting Rights Act. ……
Judge to Toss Out Changes in Florida Voter Registration (News Clips) 8/30/2012 “A federal judge said on Wednesday that he planned to block provisions of a Florida measure that made it harder for organizations to register voters in the state. ... Deirdre Macnab, the president…
THREE-JUDGE PANEL STRIKES DOWN VOTER PHOTO ID LAW IN TEXAS (Press Release) 8/30/2012 Court agrees with League of Women Voters and Department of Justice Voter Photo ID is discriminatory
Forum, Website Allow Easy Access to Local Politicians (News Clips) 8/29/2012 “An exciting development for this year, League of Women Voters of Larimer County [CO] is participating in VOTE411.org.”
Editorial: [MN] Court Ignores Amendment Flaws (News Clips) 8/29/2012 "Two dissenting justices, Alan Page and Paul Anderson, said the full text of amendments -- not summary descriptions written by lawmakers -- should be on the ballot. ... In his lengthy dissent,…
Court Throws Out Texas Congressional Map (News Clips) 8/28/2012 “In a lengthy, sweeping decision, a federal court in Washington on Tuesday unanimously struck down Texas' new congressional map, ruling that the plan was enacted with "discriminatory…
Women's Equality Marchers Vote with Their Feet (News Clips) 8/28/2012 “With the November election just around the corner, the League of Women Voters of Vigo County [IN]...marked 92 years since women won the constitutional right to vote. ... Close to 200 people, many…