North Carolina Redistricting Harmed Hundreds of Voters, Elections Officials in 2012 (Blog) 5/30/2013 Next week, a Raleigh court will hear evidence detailing how North Carolina's flawed 2011 redistricting plan was intentionally designed to harm…
President Fails to Mention Climate Change in New Jersey Visit (Press Release) 5/29/2013 League Expresses Disappointment and Concern Statement by Elisabeth MacNamara, President, League of Women Voters of the United States: “President…
“Motor Voter” Coalition Members Reunite at U.S. Capitol in Honor of 20th Anniversary of NVRA (Blog) 5/22/2013 On Monday, the League was proud to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) by visiting the U.S. Capitol to…
Obama Administration Names Presidential Commission on Election Administration Members (Press Release) 5/21/2013 The following is a statement by Elisabeth MacNamara, President, League of Women Voters of the United States: “Today, President Obama named members…
Celebrating the NVRA: 20 Years of Increasing Access to the Vote (Blog) 5/20/2013 EDITORIAL NOTE: This blog post was originally posted on the Huffington Post. Monday, May 20, marks the 20th anniversary of the National Voter…
Mark the NVRA at 20 – Join a Tweet Chat with Project Vote (Blog) 5/16/2013 Monday, May 20, marks the 20th anniversary of the signing of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), legislation that streamlined the voter…
Honoring Hurricane Sandy’s Voting Heroes (Blog) 5/10/2013 Last week I was in warm, sunny Princeton, NJ to celebrate ”Hurricane Heroes” with the League of Women Voters of New Jersey. Gathering state and local…
The Fight to Reform Campaign Finance Laws Continues (Blog) 5/9/2013 There is a lot of work to be done as we march forward to reform our campaign finance system. Legislatively, bills have been introduced in both the U.…