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State of our union? Too much big money in campaigns
| Elisabeth MacNamaraTomorrow night, President Obama will deliver his third State of the Union address to Congress and the nation. There are many important issues for the President to discuss, most importantly the state of our economy. We, like many of you, are keenly interested in what he will say.
According to some news reports, the President may propose political changes in a number of areas, including the financing of political campaigns.
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Citizens United decision two years later
| Elisabeth MacNamaraThe U.S. Supreme Court issues many opinions each year and it is safe to say they all greatly impact the lives of Americans in some way. The Supreme Court’s opinion two years ago in Citizens United v. FEC is by all accounts one that has dramatically changed the landscape of modern political campaigns in America.
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Leagues Nationwide...Educating and Advocating
| ShirleyAcross the country, Leagues are raising their voices on voting rights, redistricting, clean air and water, campaign funding and more. From Massachusetts to Florida, New York to Kansas and points in between, Leagues are busy educating and advocating. Comment on and share our Leagues in Action.
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Put SuperPACS out of Business
| KellyHow can you fight back against the big money pouring into the political campaigns this year? Sign the petition on The White House website* urging President Obama to appoint new commissioners to the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
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Election Year 2012 Resolutions
| Alison McQuadeThe Iowa Caucuses are less than a week away – an early kickoff to what will surely be a long and intense election year 2012. Instead of the usual New Year's resolutions, the League is putting together a list of Election Year Resolutions/Hopes for the upcoming year:
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Alison Smith: Elections Money Can't Buy
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League Asks Congress to Fight Public Corruption
The League and coalition partners sent a letter to Lamar Smith, House Judiciary Chair and John Conyers, Ranking Minority Member endorsing HR 2572, the Clean Up Government Act of 2011. HR 2572 would restore important tools for federal prosecutors fighting public corruption.
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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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Save Presidential Public Financing and the Election Assistance Commission
The League of Women Voters and other concerned organizations oppose H.R. 3463, legislation that would repeal the presidential public financing system AND terminate the Election Assistance Commission.
