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.…
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…
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…
The League – A Recognized Foe of Voter ID Laws (Blog) 7/9/2012 Didn’t want you to miss this recent article in the National Journal! League President Elisabeth MacNamara and Senior Elections Director Jeanette…
Supreme Court Repeats Naïve, Uninformed Errors of Citizens United (Blog) 6/25/2012 The Court's decision today in a pivotal campaign finance case has repeated its naïve, uninformed errors from its Citizens United decision. The…
Twitter’s take on Attorney General Holder visiting LWV’s Convention (Blog) 6/14/2012 On Monday, June 11, Attorney General Eric Holder addressed our National Convention.Throughout Convention, we invited attendees to participate in an…
Reflections from a Poll Observer (Blog) 6/8/2012 As I wrote earlier this week, I was in Wisconsin on Tuesday to observe the recall election. It was a long day, but very exciting to bear witness to…
Poll Watching in Wisconsin (Blog) 6/5/2012 In one of the most highly anticipated election day battles so far in 2012, more than 160 Wisconsin League volunteers are out in force as election…