Michigan Gets into the Voter Suppression Game (News Clips) 6/19/2012 “Michigan is poised to become the latest state to pass harsh new restrictions on voting. On Tuesday, the Republican-controlled House passed three laws...”
Let's Take Politics out of Redistricting Process (News Clips) 6/19/2012 “After the census is taken, the Ohio Constitution calls for fair, compact legislative districts to be drawn if redistricting is necessary. What has happened to Lorain County in the latest redrawing…
[MN] Photo ID Fight Escalates as Ritchie Bows out of Case (News Clips) 6/19/2012 “[MN] Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, a DFLer who has campaigned against the photo ID requirement for voting passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature, said Thursday he will not defend the…
Political Bribery Is Legal Again (News Clips) 6/14/2012 “Our election system is literally awash in money, and the 2012 election will again shatter all spending records. The amount of money from wealthy special interests, millionaires and billionaires…
Florida's Voting Standoff Deja Vu? (News Clips) 6/14/2012 “Government and politics teacher Dawn Quarles' voice goes tight with frustration when she thinks back to how trying to register her students to vote thrust her into the center of Florida's…
League of Women Voters Running Ad about Super Pacs (News Clips) 6/7/2012 “The League of Women Voters chose Maine and Tennessee as the only states where the ads will run, believing senators in the two states are ‘key actors’ in congressional decisions on campaign finance…
Voter ID Bill Passes in NH, Governor May Veto It (News Clips) 6/7/2012 “House Democratic Leader Terie Norelli, D-Portsmouth, called it a ‘voter suppression’ bill. Other critics, such as the League of Women Voters-NH, have said it will unfairly affect the poor, the…
Low Student Turnout Recorded in [WI] Recall Election (News Clips) 6/7/2012 “Wisconsin’s League of Women Voters also reported ‘widespread’ problems with the residency law at polling places across the state, according to Executive Director Andrea Kaminski. ... Carolyn Castore…
Minn. Supreme Court Drawn into Newest Chapter of 'Voting Wars' (News Clips) 6/7/2012 “The Minnesota Supreme Court plans to move quickly in determining whether to change or quash a constitutional amendment on voter ID before it appears on the November ballot. The court has ordered…
Tell Us Where the Money Comes from (News Clips) 6/6/2012 “The League of Women Voters of New Hampshire decries the current state of political financing in our nation. Rather than focusing on the concerns of voters, campaigns focus too heavily on raising…