ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDER ADDRESSES VOTING RIGHTS (Press Release) 6/11/2012 League is “Fiercely Committed” to Nation’s Voters, says Holder
Reflections from a Poll Observer (Blog) 6/8/2012 As I wrote earlier this week, I was in Wisconsin on Tuesday to observe the recall election. It was a long day, but very exciting to bear witness to democracy at work.
Low Student Turnout Recorded in [WI] Recall Election (News Clips) 6/7/2012 “Wisconsin’s League of Women Voters also reported ‘widespread’ problems with the residency law at polling places across the state, according to Executive Director Andrea Kaminski. ... Carolyn Castore…
Young and Black Voters Turnout in Wisconsin Despite Suppression Efforts (News Clips) 6/6/2012 “Young voters and African-American voters did more than their part to show up, according to exit polls and early reports, despite significant efforts to confuse and challenge them from groups that…
League of Women Voters and Rock the Vote Get Back to Work in Florida (News Clips) 6/6/2012 “...the League of Women Voters of Florida and Rock the Vote will get back to work registering voters, the groups announced Wednesday. ... ‘Failure was never an option in this battle against voter…
Florida Judge Strikes a Blow for Voters (News Clips) 6/5/2012 “I count members of the League of Women Voters among my political heroes. Year after year, the League does some of the most important work of our democracy.”
New Voters Sign up (News Clips) 6/5/2012 “A major focus of the League of Women Voters of Greater Rockford is the registration of new voters. ... This year the League registered 492 area students.”
Austin [TX] League of Women Voters Endorses 10-1 Geographic Representation (News Clips) 5/31/2012 “The League of Women Voters spent a year studying how city council members are elected, and looking at what happened in other large cities that changed from an at-large system to one that was fully…
League of Women Voters Registering LT Students to Vote Wednesday (News Clips) 5/22/2012 “Hoping to start high school students on a lifetime of voting, the League of Women Voters of the La Grange Area [IL] is sponsoring voter registration May 23 at the Lyons Township High School...”
Foes of Ohio Union Limits Join Redistricting Fight (News Clips) 5/22/2012 “Ohio League of Women Voters director Ann Henkener, whose organization is spearheading the ballot effort, said Monday's announcement kicked off a week of signature-gathering and grassroots…