Red Bank Women Voters for RGGI (News Clips) 3/14/2012 A letter to the editor from Barbara Chaudhery, co-president of the Greater Red Bank League of Women Voter, showing support for clean air initiative.
Florida Justices Reject Senate Redistricting Plan (News Clips) 3/12/2012 “‘From this day forward, our elected officials are on notice that they cannot ignore the constitution and abuse the public trust by drawing districts to favor themselves,’ said Deirdre Macnab,…
Florida Supreme Court Finds Senate Districts Unconstitutionally Redrawn to Favor Incumbents (News Clips) 3/12/2012 “The Florida Supreme Court dealt a blow to the Legislature on its final scheduled day, ruling Friday that redrawn Senate district maps are unconstitutional and tilted toward incumbents, even as…
Changing Housing Districts in Hawaii Causes Voter Unrest (News Clips) 3/8/2012 “This isn't fair to these people – it isn't just, and it isn't right," said Janet Mason, from the [Hawaii] League of Women Voters. The latest shakeup again delays the Office of…
Redistricting Is Creating Rifts in the State's Non-Partisan High Court (News Clips) 2/29/2012 “Several normally tepid procedural rulings have sparked a flurry of divided opinions as the Florida Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments over redistricting maps ... ”
League of Women Voters Decries Method of North Hempstead Redistricting (News Clips) 2/28/2012 “The League of Women Voters of Port Washington-Manhasset [NY]...takes issue with the vote taken by the North Hempstead Town Board on Wednesday...that created a redistricting committee made up only of…
Ruling Suggests Florida Supreme Court May Broaden Redistricting Review (News Clips) 2/22/2012 “With about a week to go until the Feb. 29 oral arguments before the Florida Supreme Court over the state's plan for legislative redistricting, justices are already fighting about how far the…
League of Women Voters Brings Opposition to Legislature to the Capitol (News Clips) 2/22/2012 “The League of Women Voters of Florida, with four lawsuits now in place against the actions of state legislators, prepped members at the Governors Club in Tallahassee Tuesday night, with a…
Absolute Privilege? Absolutely NOT (News Clips) 2/21/2012 “This bill smacks of an effort by some state lawmakers to avoid answering how they came up with strong Republican congressional districts in areas where the number of GOP voters has declined ... The…
League of Women Voters Seeks Transparent Redistricting Process (News Clips) 2/21/2012 “The Midland League of Women Voters met this week to hear a presentation about reforming the redistricting process in Michigan.”