New Citizens Eager to Cast Ballots (News Clips) 9/11/2012 “There was something fresh, pure and distinctly American about the immigrants lining up behind the League of Women Voters table to register to vote for the first time. Moments earlier in the grand…
New Challenge To Fla. Senate Redistricting Filed (News Clips) 9/7/2012 “A lawsuit filed Tuesday contends that Florida lawmakers ignored new rules intended to prevent political parties and incumbents from influencing the once-a-decade process of redistricting....Several…
Proud New US Citizens (News Clips) 9/7/2012 “The desire to vote, especially in a hotly contested presidential election, is propelling the number of new U.S. citizens in Minnesota to record levels. ... About 1,500 people were sworn in as new…
616,000 Who Could Vote Aren't Registered (News Clips) 9/4/2012 “New Mexico has about 1.2 million registered voters. More than 616,000 others are eligible to vote but are not registered. ... Representatives of three nonpartisan groups today outlined their…
Advocates Urge Voters To Update Registration (News Clips) 9/4/2012 “A board member of the League of Women Voters of the Calumet Area [IN] said she’s concerned about voter suppression in the coming November presidential election. ... Barbara Schilling, of Hammond,…
League Of Women Voters Sees Uptick In Registrations (News Clips) 9/4/2012 “A little rain did not dampen the spirits of The League of Women Voters (LWV) of Oxford [OH], who registered Miami University students to vote... The League registered 110 students to vote at the…
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…
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.”
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…
A Race Against Time to Get Latinos Registered to Vote (News Clips) 8/28/2012 “...Since the provision on voting registration was overruled in Florida...the League of Women Voters has once again kick started their campaign to register and update the voter registrations...to get…