NHCLU Suit Challenges Election Law (News Clips) 9/14/2012 “The League of Women Voters of New Hampshire and four college students, represented by the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union, sued the state yesterday, alleging that newly implemented voter…
[OH] High Court Tells Ballot Board to Rewrite Issue 2 (News Clips) 9/14/2012 “The Republican-crafted ballot language for state Issue 2 would be ‘fatal’ to the proposal and must be rewritten, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled yesterday. ... The high court sided with Voters First…
Pa. High Court Takes Hard Look at Voter ID Law (News Clips) 9/14/2012 “Pennsylvania's state Supreme Court justices on Thursday aggressively questioned whether a politically charged law requiring photo identification from all voters should take effect for the Nov…
Editorial: Pennsylvania’s Bad Election Law (News Clips) 9/13/2012 “On Thursday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments about the state’s strict new photo ID law, which is allegedly intended to prevent voter fraud. ... The law will result in…
Money, Power, Ruses, and the Right to Vote (News Clips) 9/13/2012 “On Wednesday, in the heat of another pitched American battle over voting rights, one that is playing out in courthouses and state capitals all across the nation, the Senate Judiciary Committee met…
[IN] State ID in Hand at Last, Man Can Vote; Others Not So Lucky (News Clips) 9/13/2012 “The sixth time was the charm. ... Eugene Sim, 62, a recently homeless man who tried in vain five times to obtain an Indiana identification card, finally succeeded on his last visit.”
Voter ID Dry Run Hits Speed Bumps (News Clips) 9/13/2012 “Cynthia Houston, 84, had a flash of grumpiness when she went to vote yesterday in Boscawen: Her husband reminded her that she was supposed to bring a photo ID after they'd already gotten in…
Lewisburg [PA] League Helping Elderly, Others Prepare to Vote (News Clips) 9/11/2012 “The November elections are less than two months away, and Pennsylvania has a new voter identification law... That worries the League of Women Voters of the Lewisburg Area. ... “I have a concern…
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…
Justice Department Clears New Hampshire Voter ID Law (News Clips) 9/5/2012 “The Justice Department has cleared New Hampshire's voter ID law under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Unlike voter ID laws DOJ has challenged, voters who lack an acceptable form of photo…