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League of Women Voters of Florida goes mobile
| KellyAs presidential candidates pounded the campaign trail this week, the Florida League debuted an innovative “Be Ready to Vote” mobile campaign, designed to help inform Florida voters about their current registration status and increase voter turnout at the polls. Through these efforts, mobile phone users are prompted to enter their name and date of birth to check their voter status, update their voter information or have their questions answered by an elections official. What new technologies are you using to reach voters this year?
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Here's a State Law that Needs No Fixing
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In Senate Committee, Opposition to Voter ID
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Win for voters in Georgia this week
| KellyThis week brought good news for Georgia voters. A U.S. District Judge cleared the way for a lawsuit by voting rights groups to go forward. The suit asks the court to mandate that the State of Georgia fully comply with the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) particularly with respect to providing voter registration forms at public assistance agencies both in person and online. Demos and other groups hailed this court order.
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Tea Party and Occupy Reps Find Common Ground
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Why Try to Fix Something that Isn't Broken?
| ShirleyThe New Hampshire League gave a definitive “thumbs down” to a voting law change being considered by the state’s Election Law Committee. The bill would change the definition of who does or doesn’t live in New Hampshire for citizens who want to register to vote.
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NY League of Women Voters Concerned about Redistricting
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Bills Tightening VA Voting ID Laws Advance, Despite Outcry
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New photo ID laws: what could happen to some voters?
| KellyAs part of a new story by National Public Radio, League national president Elisabeth MacNamara explains how these voter ID laws are creating additional challenges for some voters: "People are caught in a Catch-22: You need a birth certificate to get this ID, but to get a birth certificate you have to have an ID." The compelling news piece looks at the stories of three longtime voters that now must
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Redistricting victory in Pennsylvania
| ShirleyWhat a historic decision and victory for voters! Last week, the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court responded to voters concerns by ruling that the legislature’s redistricting plan does NOT meet state Constitution standards. Pennsylvania State League President Olivia Thorne called the successful citizen appeal “
