Tell the FEC What to do About Citizens United (Blog) 11/20/2014 Another election has come and gone and millions of Americans went to the polls to vote at the local, state and federal levels on the issues and…
League Encouraged by U.S. Senate Vote on Keystone XL Pipeline (Press Release) 11/18/2014 League Encouraged by U.S. Senate Vote on Keystone XL Pipeline Washington, DC - “Today’s vote in the U.S. Senate not to force approval of the…
Observing Elections and Protecting Voters in Wisconsin (Blog) 11/13/2014 Editorial Note: This guest blog post was written by Carolyn Castore, League of Women Voters of Wisconsin In a few short years, the League of Women…
Proof-of-citizenship rule for voters is voided (News Clips) 11/12/2014 This article originally appeared in Tucson Online. By Howard Fischer PHOENIX — Arizona cannot require people to produce proof of citizenship before…
Court nixes Kansas, Arizona citizenship proof rule (News Clips) 11/12/2014 ...Arizona cannot demand federal election officials to help them enforce their laws requiring new voters to submit a birth certificate, passport or…
Federal Form for Voting Is Ruled Valid (News Clips) 11/12/2014 This article originally appeared in the New York Times. By Erik Eckholm A federal appeals court on Friday rejected the demands by Arizona and Kansas…
Court Strikes Down Unnecessary Voter Barrier in Kobach V. EAC (Press Release) 11/7/2014 COURT STRIKES DOWN UNNECESSARY VOTER BARRIER IN KOBACH V. EAC Statement by Elisabeth MacNamara, President, League of Women Voters of the U.S.…
Voting Issues on Election Day Point to Need for Decreasing Barriers and Reforming the Election System (Blog) 11/6/2014 On Election Day, I had an opportunity to work as a “state lead” at the national headquarters of the Election Protection Coalition, a nonpartisan…
Thank You to Election Day Poll Workers and Election Judges (Blog) 11/5/2014 On Election Day, I spent my time evaluating polling places for my local League of Women Voters in Prince George's County, MD and the word that kept…
Voters Finally Cast Ballots, Make Decisions in Election 2014 (Press Release) 11/4/2014 VOTERS FINALLY CAST BALLOTS, MAKE DECISIONS IN ELECTION 2014 Pro-Voter Election Reforms Must be Implemented Across America Statement by…