Dual Attacks Take On Voting Restriction Efforts In Arizona, Kansas (News Clips) 1/28/2014 Just weeks after Kansas and Arizona made clear their intentions to move ahead with two-tier voting systems, legal efforts are being mounted to fight those plans.
Could name change spur voter ID issue? Officials say no (News Clips) 1/28/2014 While most of the focus on the recently implemented Texas voter ID law has been related to allegations of racial discrimination, some online reports have recently raised concerns that the law could
Presidential Commission on Election Administration Issues Solid Recommendations (Press Release) 1/22/2014 “There are many good recommendations in this report and others that we will need to look at more closely to examine the real impact on American voters,” said League President Elisabeth MacNamara.
Election Assistance Commission Rejects KS, AZ Request to Change National Voter Registration Form (Press Release) 1/18/2014 LWVUS, LWVAZ and LWVKS applaud the decision by the EAC to reject requests from the states of Arizona and Kansas to modify the national mail-in voter registration form to require voters to provide…
Citizens United Four Years Later – The Unleashed Tide of Secret Money (Blog) 1/17/2014 In 2010, the Supreme Court opened the floodgates for big money and special interest influence when they announced their decision in Citizens United v. FEC. None of us knew just how bad this decision…
League Urges Senate to Oppose H.R. 2019 (Legal Document) 1/14/2014 H.R. 2019 is part of an ongoing effort to repeal the presidential public financing system.
LWV Launches Youth Voter Registration Program in 15 States (Blog) 1/14/2014 Our Youth Voter Registration Program kicked off in nearly 40 communities nationwide. We will visit high schools, community colleges and vocational schools to help young people register to vote.
This is a Game Changer – The EPA Needs to Hear From You (Blog) 1/13/2014 We have 60 days to tell the EPA we support this effort to reduce the deadly effects that carbon pollution has on the health of our children and our environment. The EPA needs to hear from you—add…
League Sends Comments to Election Assistance Commission Regarding Proof of Citizenship Requirements (Article) 1/8/2014 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined with the League of Women Voters of Kansas and the League of Women Voters of