League Information
Community Leaders:
Susan Ferentino
Phone:
(570) 675-3429
Website:
http://www.palwv.org/wb/index.htm
League ID:
PA014
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Leagues Speak Out on Restoring the Voting Rights Act
Leagues across the country have been helping to build public support for restoring the effectiveness of the Voting Rights Act by submitting this template letter to the editor to local or state newspapers. Below is the growing list of Leagues that have already published the letter in their communities.
- The Union, Nevada County, CA (LWV of Western Nevada County, CA)
- The Baltimore Sun (LWV of Mayland)
- South Bend Tribune (LWV of the South Bend Area)
- Buffalo News (LWV of Buffalo/Niagara, NY)
- Cap Times (LWV of Dane County)
- Claremont Courier (LWV of Claremont Area)
- The Commons Online (Brattleboro, VT)
- MySuburbanLife.com (Downers Grove, Illinois)
- The Tennessean (LWV of Tennessee)
- The Daily Times (LWV of Delaware County, PA)
- The Foster Folly News (LWV of Florida)
- The Herald Dispatch (Huntington, WV)
- Lehigh Valley Live (LWV of Northampton County, PA)
- Ames Tribue (LWV of Iowa & LWV of Ames, IA)
- Montrose Daily Press
- Ames Tribune (LWV of Iowa)
- Observer and Eccentric Newspapers and Hometown Weeklies (LWV of NW Wayne County, MI)
- timesunion.com (LWV of Albany County, NY)
- Homewood-Flossmoor Patch (LWV of Homewood-Flossmoor Area, IL)
- Billings Gazette (LWV of Montana)
- Battleboro Reformer (LWV of Southeast Vermont)
- Carlise Mosquito (LWV of Concord-Carlisle, MA)
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News Clips
Celebrating 93 Years of the Power of the Vote
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Final Arguments Bring Voter ID Trial to an End
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Fierce Battle Over Pa. Voter ID Law
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League of Women Voters Decries Redistricting Plan
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League of Women Voters Hear Speakers on Immigration Reform
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PHOTO: League of Women Voters of Lebanon County Candidates' Forum
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Blog
2013 – No Rest for the Weary
By: Tim O'BrienVoting rights have been under attack in state legislatures across the country for more than a decade and there are no signs of it letting up in 2013. Indeed 2013 could be a year that sets back voting rights more than all of the attacks of the past decade combined.
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Pennsylvania voting rights advocates plan 'election protection'
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Hurricane Sandy and the Election
By: Tim O'BrienIn reviewing states (CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NC, OH, PA, RI, SC, VT, VA and WV) that have been affected by Hurricane Sandy we found that most states have not changed their voting procedures. However, some states that were hardest hit have extended hours for registration and early voting.
Below is a list of changes as of this morning October 31, 2012 –