Action Alert
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Statement by The League of Women Voters of the United States to the Presidential Commission on Election Administration
The League submitted a statement to the Presidential Commission on Election Administration outlining the five key suggestions the League proposes for improving the polling place experience for voters.
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Marking Constitution Day with a Conversation on the U.S. Supreme Court in Transition
| Elisabeth MacNamaraYesterday, I was in Maryland to participate in a Constitution Day event at the University of Maryland Law School. The early autumn weather in Baltimore was perfect, as was the program of the U.S. Supreme Court in Transition event sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Maryland.
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'We the People': Celebrating Constitution Day and Registering New Voters
| Elisabeth MacNamaraEDITORIAL NOTE: This blog was originally published on the Huffington Post.
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New Report Lays out Election Improvement Agenda; Cites Needed Improvements for Better Elections in 2014 and Beyond
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How to Get the Most Out of a Candidate Debate
| Renee DavidsonOn Tuesday, November 5, 2013, millions of Americans across the country will head to the polls to cast a vote. While there’s no major national election this year, voters will still have their say on issues important to them and their communities by deciding on 1,500 state-wide and local elections and ballot initiatives. From Governors’ races to city council bids, the leaders we elect will make important decisions on jobs, education, healthcare and other issues that affect our daily lives.
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New Report Lays out Election Improvement Agenda
With Election 2012 in the rear-view mirror and 2014—and 2016—looming soon, the League of Women Voters recently released our comprehensive Election Improvement Agenda report, which identifies central challenges facing our complex and outdated election system and provides a targeted action plan for overcoming the fallout from recent state-based voter suppression attempts and the Supreme Court ruling gutting the Voting Rights Act.
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Get Excited: National Voter Registration Day is Coming Soon!
| MaggieNational Voter Registration Day, a nationwide, nonpartisan effort to register thousands of voters on one single day is fast approaching.
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Powerful Quotes on Voting Rights from the March on Washington
| Renee DavidsonLast week, the League of Women Voters joined fellow civil rights groups and activists from across the country in gathering at the Lincoln Memorial for the 50th anniversary celebration of the 1963 March on Washington.
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League of Women Voters Co-hosts Major Voter Registration Event
| KellyOn September 24, 2013, the League will celebrate National Voter Registration Day (NVRD) with a major voter registration event, featuring actress America Ferrera, in New York City's Bryant Park.
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My View on the March on Washington
| Elisabeth MacNamaraThe organizers could not have ordered better weather. The skies were clear, the sun was bright and, for late August in Washington, D.C., the temperature was mild. Like so many of us who were around for the first March in 1963, I was particularly glad to be able to attend on Saturday. The League was a sponsoring organization, so we got to sit at the bottom of the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to watch the numerous inspiring speeches from leaders past and present.
