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League and Partners Surpass FEC Petition Goal

| Kelly

 

 LEAGUE AND PARTNERS SURPASS FEC PETITION GOAL

Await Response from President Obama on Enforcing Campaign Finance Laws

Washington, DC - Today, the League of Women Voters announced they had surpassed their goal of 25,000 petition signatures on the White House "We the People" website that asks President Obama to appoint new commissioners to the malfunctioning Federal Election Commission (FEC).  The League and partners Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), Campaign Legal Center, Common Cause, Democracy21 and Public Citizen launched the petition drive on January 11 in order to get a response from the Administration on this critical issue that, to date, it has ignored.

"The Obama campaign’s decision this week to allow surrogates to assist Super PACs in raising funds illustrates how broken the system is and that the FEC is asleep at the switch," said Elisabeth MacNamara, national League President.  "The only reason that the leading presidential campaigns of both political parties are able to work with the Super PACs is that the FEC is not enforcing the law. Indeed the FEC says this is acceptable.  Our democracy needs a fully-functioning FEC," said MacNamara.

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Take Control - Vote

| LWV

This video PSA was developed for the League by Discovery Communications as part of their Creating Change program.

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U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Texas Redistricting Plans

| Gretchen Knell

Statement from League of Women Voters of the U.S. and League of Women Voters of Texas

Washington, DC – “The League is disappointed by the Supreme Court’s decision to block the San Antonio federal court’s maps, and urges the federal court to ensure that any new redistricting plans provide the fair representation that Texans deserve,” said LWVUS president Elisabeth MacNamara. “We are, however, encouraged that the Supreme Court decision avoids the worst possible outcome—implementation of the state legislature’s original, discriminatory redistricting plans, which clearly violate both sections 2 and 5 of the Voting Rights Act.”

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Administration’s Keystone Step is “Right Decision”

| Kelly

Statement from Elisabeth MacNamara, President of the League of Women Voters

Washington, DC – “Today’s step by the Obama Administration to deny the Keystone XL Pipeline was the right decision.  It is a decision that puts the health and safety of Americans ahead of blind reliance on fossil fuels.  The route of the Keystone XL Pipeline was a threat to the drinking water of millions of Americans.  The pipeline was just too big a risk to allow it to go forward. 

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Obama / Jackson Mercury Rule Is A Big Win For Public Health

| Kelly

League Applauds Decision to Protect People, Not Polluters

Washington, DC - The League of Women Voters of the United States praised the Obama Administration's tough new rules regulating mercury and air toxic pollutants from power plants released earlier today.

“It’s about time.  After decades of delay the Obama Administration deserves credit for finally limiting mercury from power plants,” said Elisabeth MacNamara, president of the national League of Women Voters.  “This is about protecting people’s lives,” she said.

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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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Attorney General Holder Must Re-commit to Protecting Voting

| Alison McQuade

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                              

December 12, 2011                                                     

 

Contact: LWVUS- Kelly Ceballos

(202) 263-1331; kceballos@lwv.org

LWV of Texas- Anita Privett

(512) 467-2674; advocacy@lwvtexas.org      

                                   

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Democracy for All? The Barriers of Photo ID

| Gretchen Knell

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. This is in addition to the eight states that passed photo ID bills so far this year alone. LWVMN is working in partnership with the LWVUS’ Public Advocacy for Voter Protection (PAVVP) project that has provided support to over 20 State Leagues this year that are fighting voter suppression legislation sweeping the nation.

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Obama’s Carbon Pollution Limits are Big Step for Public Health, Climate

| Kelly

League Cheers Decision to Protect People, Not Polluters

Washington, DC - The League of Women Voters of the United States released the following statement from national president Elisabeth MacNamara regarding the Obama Administration’s decision to set new limits on carbon pollution from dirty, coal-fired power plants. 

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