Voting Rights Act: Remember, Celebrate and Protect (Blog) 8/6/2012 Editorial Note: This piece was first published on my Huffington Post Blog. 47 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law to prevent voter discrimination.
Honoring and Celebrating the Passage of the Voting Rights Act (Blog) 8/6/2012 Forty-seven years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the historic Voting Rights Act (VRA) into law.
New Target in Voter ID Battle: 1965 Voting Rights Act (News Clips) 8/3/2012 “A landmark federal law used to block the adoption of state voter identification cards and other election rules now faces unprecedented legal challenges.”
Secret Money in Elections (News Clips) 8/3/2012 “The Juneau [Alaska] League of Women Voters is proud that Senator Begich voted to move ahead with this critical legislation and stood up for the voters against the special interests. We were…
Voters Deserve to Know Origins of Secret Money in Elections (News Clips) 8/3/2012 “‘Fortunately, Senator Udall and Senator Bennet did vote to allow debate on this vital issue,’ said Cath Perrone, LWV of Colorado. ‘We are proud that the senators from our state stood up for the…
Witnesses Say [PA] State Isn't Ready for Voter-ID Rule (News Clips) 8/3/2012 “Janice Horn, retired librarian and board member of League of Women Voters, testified she went to a PennDOT office in her home county of Clarion and found it staffed by a contract worker who said she…
[PA] Voter ID Day 6: Voter Confusion about New Law Rampant (News Clips) 8/3/2012 “Kicking off today’s testimony was Olivia Thorne, president of the League of Women Voters (LWV) of Pennsylvania and a 35-year member of the organization. The LWV is an organizational plaintiff in the…
Taking Care of Women (Blog) 7/31/2012 Beginning August 1st, millions of women around the country will be able to receive free preventive health care benefits through the Affordable Care Act!
Pa.’s Tough, New Voter ID Law Tackles First Legal Challenge... (News Clips) 7/26/2012 “The first legal test for Pennsylvania’s tough new voter identification law began Wednesday, with state lawyers calling the measure a completely rational step, while opponents attacked it as an…