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.
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…
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…
MORE THAN ONE MILLION COMMENTS SUPPORTING CARBON POLLUTION LIMITS DELIVERED TO EPA (Press Release) 5/17/2012 Washington, DC – May 17, 2012: Today, a broad coalition of groups supporting clean air safeguards announced that more than one million Americans have shown their support for new standards to curb i
More Work Needed to Protect Clean Air (News Clips) 5/8/2012 Melanie Ramey of the Wisconsin League: “We in Wisconsin can be grateful that the Environmental Protection Agency recently issued national regulations... Congress made a promise to us when it passed…
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…
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.”
Climate and Food in 2012 (News Clips) 4/26/2012 Op/ed by Pamela Person (LWV of Maine): “Last month I attended, as the League of Women Voters of Maine’s representative, a conference sponsored by Oxfam America’s GROW Campaign, which explored needed…
LWVA Supports Urban Farmers (News Clips) 4/26/2012 “There is another side to the League of Women Voters of Alameda (LWVA) that residents may not be aware of. The United States League of Women Voters takes positions on environmental issues and…