Get Ready for Tonight’s Presidential Debate (Blog) 10/3/2012 “[Debates] are the only opportunities the voters have to see and hear the candidates talk about the same things at the same time — and to take…
Volunteers Reach Out to Unregistered Voters on National Registration Day (Blog) 9/24/2012 Editorial Note: This piece was first published on my Huffington Post blog. Tomorrow is the day -- it's National Voter Registration Day, a…
Take the Challenge - Help Get 3 Friends Registered to Vote (Blog) 9/13/2012 In the last few weeks the Democrats and Republicans have held their national Conventions, which means the countdown to Election Day and one of the…
Politicians Should Not Manipulate Voting Rights (Blog) 9/12/2012 Testifying today before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the continuing importance of the Voting Rights Act, Elisabeth MacNamara, president…
Who Pays for the Parties? (Blog) 9/6/2012 Editorial Note: This piece was first published as part of the Huffington Post's Shadow Convention discussion on money in politics and on my…
Voting Rights Act: Remember, Celebrate and Protect (Blog) 8/6/2012 Editorial Note: This piece was first published on my Huffington Post Blog earlier today. Forty-seven years ago this week, President Lyndon B.…
Honoring and Celebrating the Passage of the Voting Rights Act (Blog) 8/6/2012 Forty-seven years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the historic Voting Rights Act (VRA) into law. But, the law is not just history; it remains…
Lessons Learned – LWVWI Releases Report on Election Observers (Blog) 7/26/2012 Yesterday, the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin (LWVWI) released a report on their work observing the recent recall elections. LWVWI worked with…
It’s NOT Easy to Obtain a Valid Voter Photo ID: The Hidden Costs (Blog) 7/20/2012 The latest study, “The Challenge of Obtaining Voter Identification,” from the Brennan Center reveals the extent of the obstacles challenging 3-4…
Support for the DISCLOSE Act across the country (Blog) 7/13/2012 On Monday, the DISCLOSE Act will come to the floor of the U.S. Senate. We’ve been working hard to ensure that it overcomes the procedural…