Massachusetts Leadership Academy (News Clips) 6/26/2012 “Lowell has been hailed by researchers from CIRCLE (Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement) as an ideal location to pilot a lowered voting age to increase voter turnout…
[NY] Federal Primary Election June 26th—Don't Forget to Vote! (News Clips) 6/26/2012 “To determine your District and which candidates are on your ballot, please visit the League of Women Voter®'s www.vote411.org website...”
[MA] League Targets College-Age Voters (News Clips) 6/26/2012 “Members of the League of Women Voters of Brookline will return to local college campuses this fall in an effort to encourage students to vote in the November...”
Tri-Town [MA] League of Women Voters Completes Its Mission (News Clips) 6/26/2012 “Marion/Mattapoisett/Rochester League of Women Voters...provided an opportunity June 9 to register to vote for eligible 18-year-old seniors...”
New Hampshire Governor Vetoes GOP Voter ID Bill (News Clips) 6/26/2012 “New Hampshire’s Democratic governor vetoed a voting law passed by the state’s Republican-controlled legislature today, saying it ‘would put into place a photo identification system that is far more…
Florida Voter Registration Law Challenged (News Clips) 6/26/2012 “An attorney representing Florida told a federal three-judge panel in Washington on Thursday that the state may withdraw its request for judicial approval of the registration limits, part of a 2011…
MORE THAN 2 MILLION COMMENTS SUPPORTING EPA PROTECTIONS AGAINST CARBON POLLUTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE COLLECTED (Press Release) 6/22/2012 The League and a broad coalition of groups supporting clean air safeguards announced they have collected more than two million comments in support of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)…
Purged Voters Sue Florida (News Clips) 6/21/2012 “Five separate organizations and two individual Florida voters have filed suit in U.S. District Court, claiming that the state's controversial voter purge program is discriminatory. The suit,…
U.S. Senate Rejects Threat to Clean Air Act (Blog) 6/21/2012 Last week we told you about an attempt by Senator Jim Inhofe and a vocal minority that would have eliminated an histo
St. Paul [MN] Weighs in on Voter ID Court Case (News Clips) 6/20/2012 “The City of St. Paul has filed an amicus brief that argues against the proposed Voter ID constitutional amendment as part of a case that will be heard by the state Supreme Court. The city questions…