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Obama Administration Responds to Petition Regarding the FEC
| Jessica JonesBack in March the League joined with coalition partners on a petition asking the Obama Administration to appoint new commissioners to the Federal Election Commission (FEC). The petition gathered over 27,000 signatures, over 2,000 signatures above the required threshold needed for a response from The White House.
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Political Bribery Is Legal Again
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Twitter’s take on Attorney General Holder visiting LWV’s Convention
| StephanieOn Monday, June 11, Attorney General Eric Holder addressed our National Convention.
Throughout Convention, we invited attendees to participate in an online conversation by using #LWV2012.
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Florida's Voting Standoff Deja Vu?
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President MacNamara on Politics Nation
| StephanieOur President, Elisabeth MacNamara, returned to Politics Nation with Al Sharpton as a guest on Monday evening. She was joined by the Supervisor of Elections of Leon County, FL. They spoke about voter suppression and the efforts to purge the voter rolls in Florida.
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The Daily Show takes on Florida’s New Voter Registration Law
| StephanieLast night, the faux-news show The Daily Show took on Florida’s new voter registration law. Among those interviewed by correspondent, John Oliver, was Deirdre McNab, president of the League of Women Voters of Florida. In the segment, Oliver investigates exactly what kind of trouble a voter registration form could get into if it isn’t turned into the State within the new 48-hour requirement.
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League Convention: Power the Vote in 2012
| KellyToday, we wrapped up our 50th biennial national convention in Washington, DC - a great gathering of League members from around the country! We got a lot done and heard from some wonderful speakers including DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton; Annenberg Public Policy Center's Kathleen Hall Jamieson; U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder; Trevor Potter, president, Campaign Legal Center; Former Representative Mickey Edwards (R-OK); political reporter Eleanor Clift; and pollster John Zogby.
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Press Release
League of Women Voters Powers the Vote for 2012 Elections
| KellyU.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Campaign Finance Experts, John Zogby Address Delegates
WASHINGTON, DC (June 12, 2012)– The League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS) held its 50th biennial national convention this week in Washington, DC. The four-day gathering gave League members from around the country the opportunity to celebrate the organization’s accomplishments on campaign finance reform, the environment and election reform, and to discuss important public policy issues.
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ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDER ADDRESSES VOTING RIGHTS