Getting the 411 on Washington Primary Elections (News Clips) 7/9/2012 “To save money, the state is no longer mailing out voters' pamphlets, and the League of Women Voters of Washington is stepping in to help fill the information gap.”
Voter ID Law May Hit More in Pa. than Originally Estimated (News Clips) 7/9/2012 “More than 758,000 registered voters in Pennsylvania do not have photo identification cards from the state Transportation Department, putting their voting rights at risk in the November election,…
Fight Back against Restrictive Voting Laws (News Clips) 7/5/2012 “Elections should not be decided by politicians who manipulate voting laws for partisan gain. Improving our elections need not come at the expense of our shared value that all citizens should have…
Snyder Vetoes Three [MI] Bills Aimed at Changes for Voters (News Clips) 7/5/2012 “Gov. Rick Snyder [MI] on Tuesday vetoed three election law bills pushed by Republican legislators seeking to require a ballot box affirmation of citizenship, restrict voter registration drives and…
Voting Issue on Way to Ballot (News Clips) 7/5/2012 "A plan to change how Ohio draws its legislative and congressional boundaries has collected enough signatures to go before voters and might be the only citizen-driven issue on the November…
Foes of Minn. Voter ID Push Decry Question Wording (News Clips) 7/3/2012 “Groups opposed to a proposed constitutional amendment to require photo IDs for voting argued Monday to Minnesota's highest court that allowing the ballot question to move forward would set up a…
6600 Montanans Chime in on Carbon Pollution (News Clips) 7/3/2012 “Nancy Detrick, president of the Montana League of Women Voters says it's not surprising so many people wanted to have a say. ‘It just shows that people here in Montana are concerned about the…
ABLWV [NC] Praises Supreme Court Health-Care Ruling (News Clips) 7/2/2012 “‘The League of Women Voters of Asheville-Buncombe County [NC] will continue to educate our community on the ACA and its pivotal impact on their lives and work to fully implement the law. Health care…
Advocates Call on Gov. Rick Scott to Implement Affordable Care Act (News Clips) 7/2/2012 “Supporters of the Affordable Care Act gathered at the [FL] state Capitol Friday to celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court's decision upholding the law. The Florida Pediatric Society was joined by the…
Voter ID Law of the Land after Legislature Overturns [NH] Gov. Lynch Veto (News Clips) 6/28/2012 “For the first time in [NH] state history, voters will be asked to show IDs at the polls this fall, after the Republican-led Legislature overturned a veto from Gov. John Lynch on Wednesday.”