Reform Groups Lobbying for New DISCLOSE Act (News Clips) 3/5/2012 “‘If we can't get the money out, we should at least know who's spending the money,’ Elisabeth MacNamara, the president of the League of Women Voters, told the Alley.”
Department of Justice Seeks Trial on Florida's 'Voter Suppression' Law (News Clips) 3/5/2012 “On Friday, the United States Department of Justice announced it will seek a trial regarding Florida’s controversial elections law overhaul, passed last year by the state Legislature. ... A court in…
Voter ID Fight Coming to a Head Monday in Harrisburg (News Clips) 3/5/2012 “The skirmishing in Harrisburg over the last year on the bill that would require state-issued photo ID for practically all PA voters turns into a pitched battle on Monday with a committee vote…
League of Women Voters Partners with O'Connor House (News Clips) 3/5/2012 “The League of Women Voters Sedona-Verde Valley has been chosen as a Sector Partner for the O'Connor House Centennial Voter Engagement Project and its goal to move Arizona to the "top…
Every Vet Must Vote (News Clips) 3/5/2012 “I found the League of Women Voters’ Education Fund website, www.vote411.org, to be an easy and incredibly useful place to learn when primary elections or caucuses will be held in your state, how to…
Contest about Why Voting Matters (News Clips) 3/1/2012 “In celebration of February Youth Voter Month, the League of Women Voters of Larimer County [CO] hosted a contest for high school students...to offer thoughts about why they look forward to voting…
Don't Put Up Roadblocks to Registering Voters (News Clips) 3/1/2012 “Community voter registration drives serve a public purpose. They help get more people to the polls. In theory, at least, something considered a good thing ... That's where groups, such as the…
South Carolina Considering Bill that Would Drive League of Women Voters Out of Palmetto State (News Clips) 2/29/2012 “Last year, the Florida legislature passed a bill enacting requirements for groups conducting voter registration drives so onerous that even the League of Women Voters were forced to pull out of the…
Redistricting Is Creating Rifts in the State's Non-Partisan High Court (News Clips) 2/29/2012 “Several normally tepid procedural rulings have sparked a flurry of divided opinions as the Florida Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments over redistricting maps ... ”
You Gotta Fight for Your Right to Vote (News Clips) 2/29/2012 Florida Restricts Independent Voter Registration Drives “... The state has imposed new rules restricting third-party voter registration drives, which are so onerous that Rock the Vote, the League…