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.
Watchdogs Call on Presidential Campaigns to Name Big Fundraisers (News Clips) 3/14/2012 ABC NEWS reports: “Nine government watchdog groups today called on the 2012 presidential candidates to lift the veil of secrecy that shrouds their biggest fundraisers, the so-called ‘bundlers’ who…
A Rejection of Discrimination (News Clips) 3/13/2012 “So it was no surprise on Monday when the Justice Department did the right thing and forcefully rejected the state’s [TX] voter-ID law entirely.”
Right to Vote Sought for California Inmates Transferred to Jails (News Clips) 3/13/2012 “The League of Women Voters and prisoners-rights organizations filed a lawsuit Wednesday against California Secretary of State Debra Bowen seeking to restore the voting rights of citizens convicted…
Wisconsin Voter ID Law Ruled Unconstitutional (News Clips) 3/13/2012 "In its rush to enact a Voter ID law, the Wisconsin Legislature failed to pay attention to the Wisconsin Constitution. Luckily, the League of Women Voters had the courage to stand up and defend…
Wisconsin Voter-Identification Law Is Blocked by Second State Court Judge (News Clips) 3/13/2012 “The League of Women Voters, which filed one of four suits challenging the Wisconsin measure, in its own press statement disagreed. ‘Voting is not like cashing a check or getting on an airplane,’…
2nd Judge Strikes Down Wisconsin Voter Identification Law (News Clips) 3/13/2012 “The lawsuit was filed last year by the League of Women Voters.”
Texas Voter ID Law Blocked by Justice Department as Biased (News Clips) 3/13/2012 “The U.S. Justice Department used its power under the Voting Rights Act to halt the Texas law, saying in a letter to the state today that the measure may disproportionately harm Hispanics. The…
League of Women Voters of Western Nevada County Counts Fire Measure Ballots (News Clips) 3/13/2012 “About two dozen members of the League of Women Voters of Western Nevada County volunteered Thursday to spend all day counting the mail-in ballots…”
League Applauds DOJ and Court Actions Protecting Voter Rights in Texas and Wisconsin (Press Release) 3/13/2012 Washington, DC (March 13, 2012) - “After many months of assault on voting rights in states around the country, the League of Women Voters (LWV) lauds two decisions on Monday that will protect all e