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.”
Restoring Transparency to Elections (News Clips) 7/16/2012 “The League of Women Voters of Ohio urges Ohioans to contact Senators Brown and Portman and ask them to support sending the DISCLOSE Act of 2012 to the floor for a vote.”
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…
Md. Voters Likely to Decide Congressional Map (News Clips) 7/12/2012 “Maryland voters appear likely to get the final word on the state’s highly partisan and racially charged plan to redraw Maryland’s congressional districts. ... In passing the plan, Democratic state…
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…
Florida's Voter Purge: What the Hell? (News Clips) 7/11/2012 “With four lawsuits and more than 180,000 names of potentially ineligible voters, the situation in the Sunshine State is getting messier by the day. ... A letter to the newspaper from the director of…
League of Women Voters Launches Online Voters Guide (News Clips) 7/10/2012 “The League of Women Voters of the Midland Area has launched an online voters' guide at www.VOTE411.org to offer local voters ‘one-stop shopping’ information for the Aug. 7 primary.”