Maine Voices: Maine Senators' Rejection of Disclose Act Helps Keep Voters in the Dark (News Clips) 7/25/2012 “Their rationale for their votes doesn't take into account the need to know who's influencing elections.”
Pennsylvania Voter ID Law under Investigation (News Clips) 7/25/2012 “The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether Pennsylvania's new voter identification law discriminates against minorities, according to a letter released on Monday.”
New Voting Rules Create Difficulties, Reports Say (News Clips) 7/25/2012 "What we saw were issues that could lead to disenfranchisement," said Andrea Kaminski, executive director for Wisconsin's League of Women Voters.”
Without a Photo ID, Some PA Voters Won't Count in November under Strict Law (News Clips) 7/25/2012 “Sixty-year-old Wilola Lee of Philadelphia says she's voted in almost every presidential election since the '70s. ... But, in November, under the voter identification law passed in…
[PA] League of Women Voters Spreading Voter ID Info (News Clips) 7/24/2012 “The League of Women Voters is trying to make sure voters in Lancaster County [PA] are aware of the state's new identification law. About 20,000 voters in the county do not have the…
Focusing Outrage on the [PA] Voter ID Law (News Clips) 7/24/2012 “...a coalition of [PA] organizations and businesses - the ACLU, NAACP, League of Women Voters, Committee of Seventy, Black Clergy, Brown's Family ShopRite, and Radio One, among others - secured…
Ahead of Voter ID Trial, Pennsylvania Admits There’s No In-Person Voter Fraud (News Clips) 7/24/2012 “As the Justice Department investigates Pennsylvania’s voter ID law on the federal level, a coalition of civil rights groups is gearing up for a state trial starting Wednesday ... Pennsylvania might…
MN Supreme Court Justice Suggests Photo ID May Be Unconstitutional Even if Approved by Voters (News Clips) 7/23/2012 “During oral arguments … in League of Women Voters of Minnesota v. Ritchie [PDF], veteran MN Supreme Court Justice Paul H. Anderson suggested that the issue before the Court, of whether the ballot…
Capitol Report: Wisconsin Joins Trend of Voter ID Challenges (News Clips) 7/23/2012 “'These laws are hitting roadblocks because they were problematic to begin with,' says Andrea Kaminski, executive director of the Wisconsin League of Women Voters.”
It’s NOT Easy to Obtain a Valid Voter Photo ID: The Hidden Costs (Blog) 7/20/2012 The Brennan Center's latest research reveals the extent of the obstacles challenging 3-4 million voters in affected states across the country as they try to obtain valid voter photo IDs.