Update from Morocco: Concrete Commitments to Promote Women’s Empowerment (Blog) 9/6/2012 On Monday, September 3, in El Jadida, Morocco, 78 representatives of civil society organizations and governments in the region met to discuss ways to empower women.
Background: "Outside Group” Campaign Advertising – The Money Behind the Advertising Story (Article) 9/5/2012 A federal candidate in a two-year election cycle can receive in contributions:
Justice Department Clears New Hampshire Voter ID Law (News Clips) 9/5/2012 “The Justice Department has cleared New Hampshire's voter ID law under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Unlike voter ID laws DOJ has challenged, voters who lack an acceptable form of photo…
Opponents of [WI] Voter ID Law Want Courts to Delay Ruling... (News Clips) 9/5/2012 “Three groups that convinced judges to throw out Wisconsin's voter ID requirement have asked the Supreme Court not to take over the cases and act on them before the November elections. The…
A Fight for Fair Courts (News Clips) 9/4/2012 "After recent Supreme Court rulings, are states foreclosed from using a public financing system just for judicial elections?"
South Carolina voter ID Trial Phase Closes with Questions... (News Clips) 9/4/2012 “How South Carolina election officials accommodate voters unable to get required photo identification before going to the polls is playing a key role in the legal fight over whether the state’s…
616,000 Who Could Vote Aren't Registered (News Clips) 9/4/2012 “New Mexico has about 1.2 million registered voters. More than 616,000 others are eligible to vote but are not registered. ... Representatives of three nonpartisan groups today outlined their…
Advocates Urge Voters To Update Registration (News Clips) 9/4/2012 “A board member of the League of Women Voters of the Calumet Area [IN] said she’s concerned about voter suppression in the coming November presidential election. ... Barbara Schilling, of Hammond,…
Routine Quest to Get ID Becomes an Ordeal (News Clips) 9/4/2012 "Eugene Sim is living a Catch 22. More than one month ago Sim, 62, applied to renew his Indiana identification card."
LWV's 'Making Democracy Work' Marks 2nd Season| (News Clips) 9/4/2012 “The League of Women Voters of the Midland Area [MI] and Midland Community Television are gearing up to produce a second season of “Making Democracy Work,” a public affairs television program…