Tell Us Where the Money Comes from (News Clips) 6/6/2012 “The League of Women Voters of New Hampshire decries the current state of political financing in our nation. Rather than focusing on the concerns of voters, campaigns focus too heavily on raising…
LWV-US In Action on Campaign Finance (Article) 5/31/2012 The Campaign Finance Task Force has completed an informational paper that covers a brief history of LWV action on campaign finance, what the LWV has done, is doing now and what Leagues can also do.
Austin [TX] League of Women Voters Endorses 10-1 Geographic Representation (News Clips) 5/31/2012 “The League of Women Voters spent a year studying how city council members are elected, and looking at what happened in other large cities that changed from an at-large system to one that was fully…
Urge Senators to Push Campaign Finance Disclosure (News Clips) 5/31/2012 “The League of Women Voters of Tennessee is deeply concerned about the current state of political financing in our nation. Rather than focusing on the concerns of voters, too often campaigns and…
New Radio Ads Urge Senators to Stop Secret Money, Support Full Disclosure (Press Release) 5/23/2012 Tennessee Senators Alexander and Corker, and Maine Senators Collins and Snowe Urged to Support Disclosure
Foes of Ohio Union Limits Join Redistricting Fight (News Clips) 5/22/2012 “Ohio League of Women Voters director Ann Henkener, whose organization is spearheading the ballot effort, said Monday's announcement kicked off a week of signature-gathering and grassroots…
Letter to the Editor: Right to Know (News Clips) 5/21/2012 “The League of Women Voters supports U.S. Senate Bill. 2219, the Disclose Act of 2012, and urges all Oklahomans to join them.”
League Signs On to Amicus Brief in Montana Case (Article) 5/18/2012 The League signed on to an amicus brief sent to the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of American Tradition Partnership vs. Montana. The case asks the U.S.
Money in Elections – What the League is Doing (Blog) 5/3/2012 Special interest money in elections has been a problem for years. The issue was magnified by the Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.
Judge Won’t Put Fla. Congressional Map on Hold (News Clips) 5/1/2012 "Florida can hold congressional elections under the Legislature's new redistricting map this year, a judge ruled Monday shortly after the Justice Department approved that plan as well as…