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Advocates Urge Congress to Fight State Voting Changes
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Voter ID Legislation Faces Opposition in Congress
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Texans Allowed to Show Gun Permits but Not Student IDs at Voting Booth
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League of Women Voters Takes on 'Myths about Voter Impersonation'
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No, special interest money shouldn't dominate Election 2012 - UPDATED
| Elisabeth MacNamaraThe U.S. House of Representatives voted this week to do away with one of the most effective deterrents to campaign finance corruption our nation has relied on since the Watergate scandal of the 1970s.
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News
LWV of Arizona Holds Redistricting Contest for ACDC
If given the task, would you be able to redistrict Arizona to create at least 10 out of 30 competitive legislative districts, while protecting the voting rights of Arizona citizens?
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LWV of Greater Lafayette (IN) Educates Public on Redistricting
On Monday, April 11, 2011, the LWV of Greater Lafayette (LWVGL), Indiana, hosted the final public hearing presented by the Indiana Citizens Redistricting Commission (ICRC).
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Article
League and coalition partners Call for Changes in FEC
Americans for Campaign Reform - Campaign Legal Center- Common Cause - CREW - Democracy 21 - League of Women Voters - Public Citizen - U.S. PIRG
November 3, 2011
The President
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500Dear Mr. President:
Our organizations are writing to you once again to express our grave concerns about the extraordinary failure of the Federal Election Commission to properly enforce and interpret the nation's campaign finance laws, and about your inaction to address this very damaging situation.
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League Calls on President to Make Nominations to the FEC
Statement by Lloyd Leonard, Director of Advocacy for the League of Women Voters of the United States.
The League of Women Voters has been working for fair and open elections for many decades. We have supported campaign finance reforms at the national level and in the states in order to protect our democracy from corruption and to ensure that the voices of regular voters can be heard.
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League Urges Senate to Oppose Termination of EAC
The League sent a letter to Senators urging them to oppose the termination of the Election Assistance Commission, the only federal agency that devotes its full resources to improving American elections.
November 2, 2011
TO: Members of the U.S. Senate
FROM: Elisabeth MacNamara, President
RE: Oppose Termination of the Election Assistance Commission
