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Florida Congressional Restricting Map Goes to Court (News Clips)

4/19/2012

“Lawyers for the Florida Democratic Party, some individual citizens and the coalition argued the map violates the Fair Districts standards in one of two constitutional amendments covering legislative…

[MA] Town Clerks Speak Out on Voter ID Proposals (News Clips)

4/16/2012

“Voter identification laws and other changes to polling are not expected to happen overnight, but before the changes are made, town clerks would like to have a say. ... State Rep. Anne M. Gobi...has…

Redistricting Petitioning Is Under Way: Let's Put Voters First! (News Clips)

4/16/2012

“On April 5, the Ohio Ballot Board gave the go ahead to Voters First - a coalition led by the League of Women Voters - to collect signatures to place a constitutional amendment on this November'…

[IL] County Redistricting (News Clips)

4/16/2012

“The process for drawing new district maps for Cook County Commissioner Districts is underway. The League of Women Voters of Cook County [IL] urges citizens to become involved in this process as the…

Your Turn: Voter ID Law Would Mean Fewer Voters (News Clips)

4/16/2012

Ellen Mork, co-president of the League of Women Voters of the St. Cloud Area [MN], responds to voter photo ID concerns.

Ohio Voter Groups: No Election Changes Until 2013 (News Clips)

4/16/2012

“‘It's enough already,’ said Carrie Davis, executive director of the League of Women Voters of Ohio. ‘This constant round of election changes in the midst of a presidential election cycle…

Groups Announce Campaign to Oppose [MN] Photo ID Amendment (News Clips)

4/16/2012

“Now that Photo ID is headed to the ballot, opponents are organizing to defeat it. A host of organizations, including the Minnesota AFL-CIO, the League of Women Voters-Minnesota and AARP were joined…

Voter ID Bill Draws Criticism (News Clips)

4/11/2012

“Joan Ashwell, election law specialist for the League of Women Voters of New Hampshire, said the voter ID bill ‘discriminates against certain otherwise qualified voters.’”

Voter Photo ID Law Bad for Texas (News Clips)

4/10/2012

“The nonpartisan League of Women Voters agrees with several points in the editorial. LWV also can find no proof of voter fraud which photo ID would prevent and is concerned Texas's suit poses…

Florida. How Soon We Forget. (News Clips)

4/9/2012

“Last spring, Florida made some changes to its election law. Cloaked as technical tweaks, the new laws have the potential to swing the 2012 election.”