Action Alert
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Blog
The Vote Is the Emblem of Equality -- and Now It is Under Attack
| Elisabeth MacNamaraEDITORIAL NOTE: This blog post was originally published on the Huffington Post.
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LWV Commends President Obama’s Attention to Our Issues in SOTU Address, But Hoped for More Action on Voting Rights
| Elisabeth MacNamaraIn last night’s State of the Union (SOTU) address, President Obama addressed many crucial issues affecting our country. His remarks touched on some of the League’s priority issues including voting rights, climate change, immigration and gun violence.
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Championing the Voting Rights Act (VRA) in Shelby County v. Holder
| Renee DavidsonOn Wednesday, February 27th, the Supreme Court will review Shelby County, Alabama v.
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Press Release
Essential Voting Rights Protections at Risk
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Article
New Report Details League's Efforts to Power the Vote in 2012
The LWVEF is pleased to release a new whitepaper entitled Power the Vote 2012: How a new initiative launched results for millions of voters.
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Article
Leagues Join Amicus Briefs in the Case of Shelby County v. Holder
LWVUS and the League of Women Voters of South Carolina (LWVSC) signed onto briefs in the case of Shelby County v. Holder. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case on February 27, 2013.
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Article
LWVUS Amicus in Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council Before the Supreme Court
The brief in Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council argues that the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) blocks a documentary proof-of-citizenship requirement to register to vote imposed by the state of Arizona.
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Blog
Bi-partisan panel of Voting Experts Underscore Urgent Need for Election Reform
| Renee DavidsonLast week, the Brennan Center for Justice convened a bi-partisan group of Secretaries of State from Nevada, Minnesota, Oregon and North Dakota for a panel discussion on voter registration modernization.
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Blog
Election Improvements will Help Voters at Home and Abroad
| MaggieLast week LWVUS was proud to attend the 7th Annual Summit of our long-time partner, the Overseas Vote Foundation (OVF).
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Election administration needs more data, modernization
| Elisabeth MacNamaraAmerican election administration is a leaky vessel kept afloat by a lot of very dedicated people including election professionals, poll workers, organizations like the League and the voters themselves.
