Foolish Challenge to Women's Health (News Clips) 3/12/2012 “The League of Women Voters of Texas, or LWV-TX, deplores the ongoing ‘war against women’ and is outraged that the Texas Women's Health Program, or WHP, may be its latest victim.”
Florida Justices Reject Senate Redistricting Plan (News Clips) 3/12/2012 “‘From this day forward, our elected officials are on notice that they cannot ignore the constitution and abuse the public trust by drawing districts to favor themselves,’ said Deirdre Macnab,…
Florida Supreme Court Finds Senate Districts Unconstitutionally Redrawn to Favor Incumbents (News Clips) 3/12/2012 “The Florida Supreme Court dealt a blow to the Legislature on its final scheduled day, ruling Friday that redrawn Senate district maps are unconstitutional and tilted toward incumbents, even as…
Several Organizations Oppose Michigan Secure and Fair Elections Initiative (News Clips) 3/8/2012 “The League of Women Voters, the American Association of Retired People and several other groups are opposing the bills because many eligible voters don't have the type of identification…
Changing Housing Districts in Hawaii Causes Voter Unrest (News Clips) 3/8/2012 “This isn't fair to these people – it isn't just, and it isn't right," said Janet Mason, from the [Hawaii] League of Women Voters. The latest shakeup again delays the Office of…
Judge Says Voter ID Lawsuit Should Proceed (News Clips) 3/6/2012 A Dane County judge ruled Monday that the Wisconsin League of Women Voters' lawsuit challenging the state voter ID law can proceed since the League is a proper party to bring the lawsuit and…
Senators Durbin, Nelson Statement on the Department of Justice's Challenge of Florida’s New Voting Law (News Clips) 3/6/2012 “United States Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Bill Nelson (D-FL) each released the following statements today after the U.S. Department of Justice filed papers in court challenging portions of…
Hotline in Place to Field Voter ID law Problems (News Clips) 3/6/2012 “A broad-based coalition of advocacy organizations, spearheaded by Tennessee Citizen Action, has mobilized to repeal Tennessee’s photo ID law and to increase voting-rights awareness. ... In the…
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…