Register, Then Vote (News Clips) 2/27/2012 “Members of The League of Women Voters of St. Mary’s County, of which [Katie] Werner is vice president, were out looking for people...last week, as they staffed voter registration tables at three…
Suppressing Voter Drives Goal of Bill (News Clips) 2/27/2012 “This month, nearly 650 Berkeley County high school students registered to vote for the first time, thanks to the local chapter of the League of Women Voters. In Charleston County schools, the…
Ruling Suggests Florida Supreme Court May Broaden Redistricting Review (News Clips) 2/22/2012 “With about a week to go until the Feb. 29 oral arguments before the Florida Supreme Court over the state's plan for legislative redistricting, justices are already fighting about how far the…
League of Women Voters Brings Opposition to Legislature to the Capitol (News Clips) 2/22/2012 “The League of Women Voters of Florida, with four lawsuits now in place against the actions of state legislators, prepped members at the Governors Club in Tallahassee Tuesday night, with a…
Absolute Privilege? Absolutely NOT (News Clips) 2/21/2012 “This bill smacks of an effort by some state lawmakers to avoid answering how they came up with strong Republican congressional districts in areas where the number of GOP voters has declined ... The…
League of Women Voters Seeks Transparent Redistricting Process (News Clips) 2/21/2012 “The Midland League of Women Voters met this week to hear a presentation about reforming the redistricting process in Michigan.”
Critics Say Proposed SC Law Would Shut Down Registration Drives (News Clips) 2/15/2012 “'Such legislation would essentially legislate groups that sign up new voters through registration drives, like the League of Women Voters of South Carolina, out of existence’, said [SC] League…
The War on Democracy (News Clips) 2/15/2012 “The [SC] bill...would stop voter registration drives by creating burdensome regulations and stiff penalties for violations, up to $1,000. Voter registration drives are as traditional as Fourth of…
MI Senate Oks Bills Requiring Photo ID to Register to Vote (News Clips) 2/15/2012 “Critics, including the Michigan League of Women voters, AARP Michigan and the American Civil Liberties Union, said the bills would discourage voter participation.”
Florida Women Voters Will Sue over New Congressional Maps (News Clips) 2/13/2012 “The new congressional district maps caused all sorts of shuffling ... today the League of Women Voters announced it will sue to seek to have them redone.”