Senate Maps Head Back to Court (News Clips) 4/9/2012 “‘The Court gave the Senate a second chance, but the Senate just did exactly what it has done in every redistricting cycle — drawn districts to protect themselves and their political allies rather…
[MN] Voters to Decide Whether to Require IDs at Polls (News Clips) 4/5/2012 “Voters will decide in November whether government-issued photo identification should be required when voting in Minnesota, after lawmakers approved the ballot measure Wednesday and ended a years-…
House GOP Leaders Squelch Debate on Changing Process (News Clips) 4/5/2012 “Olivia Thorne, president of the Pennsylvania League of Women Voters, said any changes to the size of the state House should be accompanied with a reformed process for redrawing the state's…
Think You Have the Right to Vote? Not so Much! (News Clips) 4/3/2012 “...people in the social sector are starting to work together in more and better ways – the good people at Brennan Center..., League of Women Voters, Rock the Vote, and Voto Latino have been very…
MN Voter ID Deal Clears the Way to Fall Ballot (News Clips) 4/3/2012 “A controversial constitutional amendment that would require voters to show a photo identification at the polls has cleared one of the last hurdles on the way to the fall ballot” in Minnesota.
Texas Tries to Keep Voter ID Debate Secret (News Clips) 4/2/2012 “The state of Texas wants the discussions their Republican legislators had about passing a voter ID law to stay secret.”
Minnesotans Want Independent, Nonpartisan Redistricting, LWV Survey Reports (News Clips) 4/2/2012 “A survey commissioned by the League of Women Voters shows that Minnesotans want changes in the redistricting process so that the decisions are made in an independent, nonpartisan way.”
Voter ID Lawsuits Sent Directly to [WI] State Supreme Court (News Clips) 3/28/2012 Appeals courts sent two lawsuits challenging Wisconsin's blocked new voter ID law directly to the state Supreme Court on Wednesday because of next week’s important elections, including the state…
Voter ID Amendment Heads to the Voters of Minnesota (News Clips) 3/27/2012 “The months leading up to November will be a rough one for the amendment as multiple groups have pledged to sue already, including Common Cause of Minnesota, the Minnesota chapter of the American…
New Voter ID Law Isn't Necessary (News Clips) 3/27/2012 “The right to vote, along with full and fair representation, is the most basic of political rights. Requiring voters to show photo ID and regulating groups that register voters are not necessary to…