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League, Other Groups Call Upon Congress to Approve the DISCLOSE Act
The League joined civic organizations and investor groups calling on Congress to approve the DISCLOSE Act, HR 4010.
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ALEC Backs Down, but the League Must Stand Our Ground
| Elisabeth MacNamaraThe American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) made news this week when they announced that they were discontinuing their Public Safety and Elections Task Force. This Task Force was responsible for the promotion of ‘model’ voter identification and stand-your-ground legislation that has recently been in the news.
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League Urges Senators to Cosponsor the DISCLOSE 2012 Act, S. 2219
The League sent the following letter to the US Senate encouraging Senators to cosponsor the DISCLOSE Act of 2012, S. 2219. This bill restores transparenct to U.S. elections by requiring complete disclosure of spending on big-money advertising in candidate elections.
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League Again Calls on President to Answer FEC Petition
The League joined coalition partners in calling for the President to respond and take action on the effort to nominate new commissioners to the Federal Election Commission (FEC). The effort collected over 27,000 signatures through the "We the People" petition process on WhiteHouse.gov. Petitions are required to reach at 25,000 signature threshold in order to solicit a response from the Administration and the FEC petition hit that goal 2 months ago.
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A BIPARTISAN CIVILITY DREAM! IF ONLY IT WOULD LAST.
| NancyWhat a privilege it was for me to represent the League by joining President Obama, Vice President Biden, other good government group leaders, and Members of Congress for the signing of the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act into law!
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League looks on as STOCK Act becomes law
| KellyThis morning, President Obama signed the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act into law and League Executive Director Nancy Tate got the opportunity to stand with the President as he did so. The STOCK Act makes it illegal for Members of Congress to invest or trade stocks based on nonpublic information they acquire on Capitol Hill.
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Blog
Time is now for disclosure: Why the League supports the DISCLOSE Act
| Elisabeth MacNamaraToday, a Senate Committee takes up the issue of money in politics, specifically, whether we need disclosure of who is spending vast amounts of money in American elections. The League is deeply concerned about the current state of political financing in our nation.
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League President's statement on the DISCLOSE Act of 2012, S. 2219
The following statement Statement by Elisabeth MacNamara, President League of Women Voters of the United States on The DISCLOSE Act of 2012, S. 2219 was read for the Senate Rules Committee on March 29, 2012.
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League Supports Introduction of DISCLOSE Act in US Senate
The League signed onto a letter to the US Senate in support of the DISCLOSE Act introduced by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) on Wednesday, March 21.
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