Protecting and Engaging Voters

  • Blog

    Leagues tackle redistricting, voter ID and civility

    | Shirley

    Redistricting and voter ID are heavy on the minds of voters in TN and NC while the heated political rhetoric in MI has reached new heights. Read "This Week around the Leagues" and comment on the impact that Leagues in these communities have had on these issues.

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  • Article

    Electing the President: Everything You Need to Know

    With the primary season already in full swing, the League has once again teamed up with the Newspaper in Education Institute to produce Electing the President, a handy guide outlining all you need to know about the presidential election process. From helping you navigate the complex nomination process to providing succinct tips for making sense of the daily barrage of campaign coverage and advertising, Electing the President will serve as your go-to resource all the way up to Election Day.
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  • News

    When the League Speaks, Council Members Listen!

    When the League Speaks, Council Members Listen!

    Council members in Naperville, CA, agreed with Jane Barnes, League of Women Voters of Naperville president, when she asked for a public meeting (in each district) on a proposed map of voting districts, saying:

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  • Blog

    Election Year 2012 Resolutions

    | Alison McQuade

    The 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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  • Blog

    A look back at 2011

    | Alison McQuade

    It’s hard to believe, but it’s almost time to flip the calendar to 2012. In the coming year, we will be active on many fronts, but with special emphasis on providing the public with all the information they need to navigate the election system, learn the issues, and vote for the candidates of their choice.

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  • Press Release

    League to DOJ: Voters must depend on Atty. General Holder for Real Action

    | Kelly

    The following is a statement from Elisabeth MacNamara, President, League of Women Voters of the U.S.:

    Washington, DC – “We are so pleased that Attorney General Holder appeared before the American voters tonight in the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library & Museum to tackle head-on, the growing momentum behind anti-voter laws.  It was President Johnson that signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law, and at the time said:

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