Money in Elections – What the League is Doing (Blog) 5/3/2012 Special interest money in elections has been a problem for years. The issue was magnified by the Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.
Pa. Voter ID Law Faces Legal Challenge (News Clips) 5/2/2012 “Ten regular voters say Pennsylvania’s new voter identification law will prevent them from voting in this November’s election and they estimate as many as 80,000 to 800,000 Pennsylvanians do not have…
League of Women Voters [TX] Debut New Voters Guide on Website (News Clips) 5/2/2012 “On Friday, the League of Women Voters will introduce a new online Voters Guide for the upcoming primary election. It will be available at VOTE411, a website originally developed by the national LWV.”
Voter ID Suspended for [WI] Recall Elections (News Clips) 5/1/2012 “A pair of appeals court rulings this week make clear the state's new voter ID law will remain suspended through the May and June recall elections.”
Judge Won’t Put Fla. Congressional Map on Hold (News Clips) 5/1/2012 "Florida can hold congressional elections under the Legislature's new redistricting map this year, a judge ruled Monday shortly after the Justice Department approved that plan as well as…
Smackdown Your Vote! – League of Women Voters (News Clips) 4/30/2012 “Smackdown Your Vote! is a non-partisan effort supported by World Wrestling Entertainment, League of Women Voters, Rock the Vote, Project Vote Smart... Its purpose is to involve young people in the…
Teenagers Come of Age, Register to Vote (News Clips) 4/26/2012 “Maggie Duncan, Elections Program Manager...of the League of Women Voters said, “In 2008, young voters turned out in higher numbers than in the past. However, less than half of all 18 year olds were…
FL Supreme Court Suggests It Will Take Limited Look at Senate Redistricting Map (News Clips) 4/26/2012 “The court has until May 14 to review the legislature’s second attempt at drawing its redistricting maps and if the court rejects it this time, the justices must propose a fix.”
Easier Access to Voting Sites May Improve Las Cruces [NM] Turnout (News Clips) 4/26/2012 “The League of Women Voters of Greater Las Cruces...has endorsed the implementation of voting centers. The organization believes they will be more convenient for voters and could reduce the number of…
New Curbs on Voter Registration Could Hurt Obama (News Clips) 4/26/2012 “In Wisconsin, new laws require licensing for anyone who registers someone else to vote, and the rules for licensing vary in the state's 1,800 municipalities. ... “That could mean a volunteer…