LWV of South Carolina Urges Court to Reject Restrictive Voter ID Law (Press Release) 3/27/2012 Washington, D.C.
LWV of Texas and Partners Seek to Block Texas' Discriminatory Photo ID Law (Press Release) 3/23/2012 LWV-TX, ACLU and ACLU of Texas, Advancement Project, Texas Legislative Black Caucus and Civil Rights Activists Seek to Block Texas’ Discriminatory Photo ID Law
Top [WI] Election Official Says He Did Not Want Immediate Appeals of Photo ID (News Clips) 3/21/2012 “The state's [WI] top election official said Tuesday he told the state Department of Justice he did not want to immediately appeal two decisions blocking the state's new law requiring photo…
Minnesota Voter-ID Amendment Passes House in Wee Hours, Along Party Lines (News Clips) 3/21/2012 “After nine hours of passionate debate, the Minnesota House early Wednesday morning, March 21, passed a Republican-sponsored constitutional amendment to require voters to show a government-issued…
Judge Denies Motion to Stay Voter ID Ruling (News Clips) 3/21/2012 On Monday, a Dane County (WI) judge denied a motion to delay his voter ID ruling that bars enforcement of the state voter ID law.
Idaho Panel Oks Pre-Abortion Bill (News Clips) 3/15/2012 “Betsy McBride of the League of Women Voters, said, ‘If an ultrasound procedure is not medically necessary, the Legislature should not require that a doctor or an ultrasound technologist perform such…
We Dig into the Debate as Arizona Lawmakers Work on a Bill that Would Allow Employers to Ask Women (News Clips) 3/15/2012 “The debate over contraception continues as Arizona lawmakers work on a bill that would let employers ask women if they use contraception. ... This story got us talking about women's rights, so…
Waging a Battle Over Voter ID Laws (News Clips) 3/15/2012 Gwen Ifill and guests discuss the latest voter ID news from Wisconsin and Texas on this PBS Newshour segment.
Pennsylvania Adopts Voter ID Law (News Clips) 3/15/2012 “The Pennsylvania House passed a voter ID law by a 104 to 88 vote. ... [State Rep.] Mundy noted that many organizations, including the League of Women Voters, the American Association of Retired…
Election Reform Could Boost Fairfield County [CT] Vote (News Clips) 3/14/2012 “Sweeping election law changes proposed in Connecticut would make it easier for Fairfield County voters to register online, allow registration on the same day as an election and permit more people to…