New Voting Restrictions: Solution to a Nonproblem (News Clips) 7/16/2012 “One would think that in a nation where so many citizens do not vote — 75 million eligible people in 2008 — legislators would spare no efforts to increase exercise of the franchise.”
Restoring Transparency to Elections (News Clips) 7/16/2012 “The League of Women Voters of Ohio urges Ohioans to contact Senators Brown and Portman and ask them to support sending the DISCLOSE Act of 2012 to the floor for a vote.”
League Backs ACA (News Clips) 7/16/2012 Marilyn A. O'Dell, co-president League of Women Voters of Utah: "Because of these vital benefits, the League of Women Voters supports ACA and aims to inform Utahns about its pivotal impact…
Support for the DISCLOSE Act across the country (Blog) 7/13/2012 We recently aired radio ads on the importance of disclosure in Maine and Tennessee. Now, Leagues across the country are writing op-eds so Senators know we want them to stop secret spending.
Election Laws (News Clips) 7/12/2012 “FLORIDA'S state primary is a month away, the presidential election is four months off and the Palm Beach County League of Women Voters (LWV) is busy. During the lunch rush at JFK Medical Centre…
State Needs to Make Voting Easier, Not Erect New Barriers (News Clips) 7/12/2012 Letter to The Boston Globe: “The League of Women Voters of Massachusetts applauds the Globe’s opposition to current voter suppression legislation around the country, including requiring photo ID to…
Md. Voters Likely to Decide Congressional Map (News Clips) 7/12/2012 “Maryland voters appear likely to get the final word on the state’s highly partisan and racially charged plan to redraw Maryland’s congressional districts. ... In passing the plan, Democratic state…
D.C. COURT HEARS LANDMARK TEXAS VOTING RIGHTS CASE (Press Release) 7/12/2012 League Joins Case in Support of Voting Rights / Department of Justice
[CT] League Focuses on Getting Young Adults to Vote (News Clips) 7/11/2012 “The Ridgefield [CT] League of Women Voters launched its new social media program, Ridgefield Votes... at the Ridgefield High School Post Grad Party for graduating seniors. ... ‘It was a tremendous…
Non-Partisan Election Information Available (News Clips) 7/11/2012 “Check out http://vote411.org/ today for non-partisan election information, including voter registration forms, voting options, deadlines, and more. ... We’ve had more than our share of power outages…