Could name change spur voter ID issue? Officials say no (News Clips) 1/28/2014 While most of the focus on the recently implemented Texas voter ID law has been related to allegations of racial discrimination, some online reports…
Round One in the battle over voting rights (News Clips) 1/28/2014 Local by Sharon McCloskey, The Policy Watch Parties in the three federal lawsuits challenging voting law changes signed into law here in August…
League Urges U.S. House to Modernize and Repair the Voting Rights Act (Legal Document) 1/23/2014 The League sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives urging them to act quickly on H.R. 3899, the bipartisan Voting Rights Amendment Act of…
Presidential Commission on Election Administration Issues Solid Recommendations (Press Release) 1/22/2014 Presidential Commission on Election Administration Issues Solid Recommendations Professionalization of Election Workforce, Benchmark for Voter Wait…
Why "We're Not About to Turn Around": Honoring Martin Luther King's Fight for Voting Rights (Blog) 1/20/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This blog post was originally posted on President Elisabeth MacNamara's Huffington Post blog. This week, we honor the life of…
Election Assistance Commission Rejects KS, AZ Request to Change National Voter Registration Form (Press Release) 1/18/2014 ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION (EAC) REJECTS KANSAS, ARIZONA REQUEST TO CHANGE NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION FORM League Applauds EAC Decision…
Introduction of Voting Rights Amendment Act in House Meaningful Step (Press Release) 1/16/2014 Introduction of Voting Rights Amendment Act in House Meaningful Step League: “Balanced Bill Embodies Common Sense Approach to Protecting…
League Sends Comments to Election Assistance Commission Regarding Proof of Citizenship Requirements (Article) 1/8/2014 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined with the League of Women Voters of Kansas and the League of Women Voters of Arizona to file…
Working to Protect the Vote – Looking Towards Election Reforms in 2014 (Blog) 12/19/2013 Last week, I blogged about how 2013 has been one of the most active years related to voting rights this country has ever seen. While there were many…
League Files Brief in Kobach v. EAC (Article) 12/18/2013 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined with the League of Women Voters of Kansas and the League of Women Voters of Arizona to file a…