The War on Democracy (News Clips) 2/15/2012 “The [SC] bill...would stop voter registration drives by creating burdensome regulations and stiff penalties for violations, up to $1,000. Voter registration drives are as traditional as Fourth of…
Opponents of Photo ID See Threat to Same-Day Registration (News Clips) 2/15/2012 “Opponents of the plan to require voters to submit a photo ID at the polls say they worry that it would eliminate election-day registration, which has helped drive up the state's [MN] voter…
MI Senate Oks Bills Requiring Photo ID to Register to Vote (News Clips) 2/15/2012 “Critics, including the Michigan League of Women voters, AARP Michigan and the American Civil Liberties Union, said the bills would discourage voter participation.”
Wisconsin Voter ID Law Becomes a Hardship for Colleges and Raises Concerns of a Poll Tax (News Clips) 2/14/2012 “Wisconsin's controversial new voter identification law has the state's colleges scrambling since they provide ID cards that students will be able to use at the polls.”
Florida Women Voters Will Sue over New Congressional Maps (News Clips) 2/13/2012 “The new congressional district maps caused all sorts of shuffling ... today the League of Women Voters announced it will sue to seek to have them redone.”
Voter ID Law Limits Ability of Volunteers to Register Voters in Wisconsin (News Clips) 2/13/2012 “Becoming a U.S. citizen and registering to vote in Wisconsin used to hand in hand. But thanks to the state's new voter ID law, that's no longer the case.”
SC Proposal Would Put New Restrictions on Groups that Help Register People to Vote (News Clips) 2/9/2012 “Advocates for the poor and minorities said Wednesday that a proposal to put new requirements on groups that register voters represents a bid to suppress voting...”
Lawmakers Eye 2 More Strict Voting Rules (News Clips) 2/9/2012 “Barbara Zia, president of the South Carolina League of Women Voters, said the League opposes both bills, but is particularly concerned about new rules for voter registration drives, which include…
Frederick (MD) Recruits New Voters at High Schools (News Clips) 2/9/2012 "Stuart Harvey (left), election director for the Frederick County Board of Elections— pictured with Jean Friedmann (center), of the League of Women Voters, and Earlene Thornton, of the Board of…
League of Women Voters Looks to Register High School Voters in South Bend (IN) (News Clips) 2/9/2012 “If you do not vote, you cannot make a difference. ... The League of Women Voters was at Clay High School spreading their “No Vote, No Voice” 2012 High School Voter Registration Project.”