Action Alert
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Press Release
League to DOJ: Voters must depend on Atty. General Holder for Real Action
| KellyThe 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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News Clips
Advocates Urge Congress to Fight State Voting Changes
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News Clips
Voter ID Legislation Faces Opposition in Congress
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News Clips
Texans Allowed to Show Gun Permits but Not Student IDs at Voting Booth
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News Clips
League of Women Voters Takes on 'Myths about Voter Impersonation'
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Blog
Meet ALEC
| Elisabeth MacNamaraALEC isn’t a guy. ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council, is a factory for anti-voter legislation, funded by power barons like Kraft Foods, McDonalds, Pfizer and the Koch brothers.
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News
Anticipated Amendment to State Constitution Threatens Voter Rights – LWVMN Fights Back
In Minnesota, an amendment to the state constitution is expected to be introduced in the legislator early next year. We also expect to see voter photo ID bills move in MI, OH, PA and VA.
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Multi media
Democracy for All? The Barriers of Photo ID
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News
New Photo ID Laws moving forward – LWVWI Fights Back
The Public Advocacy for Voter Protection project is gearing up for round two of voter photo ID legislation that could become law in several states by the end of the year. Legislation is moving in PA, OH, MN and MI.
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News
96-year-old Chattanooga Resident Denied Voting ID
Tennessee is one of seven states that recently passed new voter photo ID laws requiring voters to obtain a state issued photo ID as a prerequisite to voting.
