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DC voting rights: not this session (Washington Post)
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Hoyer Takes D.C. Voting Rights Off House Sked (NPR)
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UPDATED: League of Women Voters won't back D.C. voting rights bill (Washington Post)
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Developing an Action Agenda for Redistricting in 2011
The League and the Campaign Legal Center (CLC) recently released the final report and summary of the 2009 conference "Developing an Action Agenda for Redistricting in 2011." With support from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Joyce Foundation and the Ford Foundation, the League and CLC brought together redistricting activists and experts to determine how to influence the results of the upcoming redistricting processes in states following the 2010 Census.
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Houston League on its way to 25 schools
The League of Women Voters of Houston is working overtime to register high school students to vote this year! As part of the 2010 High School Voter Registration Project, Houston area League members aim to work in 25 high-minority schools.
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Action Agenda: Redistricting 2011
The League and the Campaign Legal Center (CLC) released the final report and summary of the 2009 conference "Developing an Action Agenda for Redistricting in 2011." With support from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Joyce Foundation and the Ford Foundation, the League and CLC brought together redistricting activists and experts to determine how to influence the results of the upcoming redistricting processes in states following the 2010 Census. -
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League Files Amicus Brief in Indiana Voter ID Case
The League filed an amicus brief in League of Women Voters vs. Rokita before the Indiana Supreme Court. The brief argues that the Indiana Voter I.D. law burdens the voting rights of some citizens resulting in the unjustifiable disenfranchisement of constitutionally eligible voters.
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Statement on Essential Principles on Redistricting
as formulated at Pocantico Redistricting Conference July 2009
The statement below was agreed upon by attendees of the Pocantico Redistricting Conference on July 22-24, 2009. Additional organizations and individuals have signed on as well. All signatories are listed below. The essential principles are:
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Report of the Election Audits Task Force
The Election Audits Task Force was convened in spring 2008 by President Mary Wilson with the charge to produce a report taking a comprehensive view of election audits. Audits should go beyond Election Day activities and functions, and examine all aspects of the election process. Leagues should find this report useful in talking with their legislatures and elections officials about election auditing.
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How to Watch a Debate and Choose a Candidate
| Gretchen KnellAt every level of government—from city council to state legislature, from Congress to President of the United States—candidates participate in debates to help voters understand who they are and what they stand for. But are you actually getting anything out of these debates?
