Second Judge Rejects State Voter ID Law (News Clips) 7/18/2012 “A second judge has declared Wisconsin's voter ID law unconstitutional, further guaranteeing that the ID requirement will not be in place for elections this fall.”
Facilitate Democracy at Your Library (News Clips) 7/16/2012 “As a part of our commitment to democracy, we encourage librarians to use their library’s website to promote Vote 411, a new tool the League of Women Voters provides that helps people register to…
Debate Rages over [PA] Voter ID Law as Court Challenge Looms (News Clips) 7/16/2012 “Josephine Givnin is 99 and a regular voter, but to cast a ballot this year she needs a photo identification card - which she lacks because she never had a driver's license.”
Rush Is on to Help Pennsylvania Voters Obtain IDs (News Clips) 7/16/2012 "'Unfortunately, those most likely to have problems [with ID] are being the most severely suppressed -- the elderly, minorities, those with a disability,' said Roberta Winters, the…
Photo ID Voting Laws Disproportionately Target Minorities (News Clips) 7/16/2012 “The fact is there are tens of thousands of folks in Milwaukee County [WI] who don't have a valid photo ID for any number of reasons but still manage to get by just fine. These are the same…
'Got Voter ID?' State Efforts at Public Education Vary Widely (News Clips) 7/16/2012 “As several states prepare to implement voter ID laws passed by their legislatures in November, TPM’s interviews with elections officials show that education efforts are all over the map.”
New Voting Restrictions: Solution to a Nonproblem (News Clips) 7/16/2012 “One would think that in a nation where so many citizens do not vote — 75 million eligible people in 2008 — legislators would spare no efforts to increase exercise of the franchise.”
State Needs to Make Voting Easier, Not Erect New Barriers (News Clips) 7/12/2012 Letter to The Boston Globe: “The League of Women Voters of Massachusetts applauds the Globe’s opposition to current voter suppression legislation around the country, including requiring photo ID to…
D.C. COURT HEARS LANDMARK TEXAS VOTING RIGHTS CASE (Press Release) 7/12/2012 League Joins Case in Support of Voting Rights / Department of Justice
Non-Partisan Election Information Available (News Clips) 7/11/2012 “Check out http://vote411.org/ today for non-partisan election information, including voter registration forms, voting options, deadlines, and more. ... We’ve had more than our share of power outages…