Action Alert
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News
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
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Press Release
Texas Redistricting Plan Blatantly Illegal
| KellyLeague of Women Voters Urges U.S. Justice Department to Object
Washington, DC—The League of Women Voters of the United States has joined the League of Women Voters of Texas in urging Attorney General Eric Holder to reject the congressional redistricting plan submitted by the state of Texas on the grounds that it would disenfranchise minority voters and is in clear violation of the landmark Voting Rights Act. -
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League Urges Justice Dept. to Object to TX Redistricting Plan
| Elisabeth MacNamaraThis week, we joined with the League of Women Voters of Texas in urging the U.S. Department of Justice to object to the Texas congressional redistricting plan. The Texas plan is by far the most extreme example of racial gerrymandering among all the redistricting proposals passed by lawmakers so far this year. This plan is blatantly designed to stifle the voices of minority voters in favor of locking in partisan gains.
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League Urges Justice Dept. to Object to Texas Redistricting Plan
The League of Women Voters of the United States joined the League of Women Voters of Texas in urging Attorney General Eric Holder to reject the congressional redistricting plan submitted by the state of Texas on the grounds that it would disenfranchise minority voters and is in clear violation of the landmark Voting Rights Act.
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Press Release
North Carolina League speaks out for Voters’ Rights
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Press Release
Don't Terminate the Election Assistance Commission
| KellyLeague of Women Voters Urges House to Oppose HR 672
Washington, DC – The League of Women Voters today urged Members of Congress to oppose HR 672, proposed legislation which would terminate the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and transfer some of its functions to the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
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League urges House to Oppose Termination of Election Assistance Commission
League President Elisabeth MacNamara sent a letter to the House of Representatives urging them to oppose HR 672, which would terminate the Election Assistance Commission and transfer some of its functions to the Federal Election Commission.
