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North Carolina League speaks out for Voters’ Rights
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League of Women Voters Adds New Ad to Mix in Massachusetts
| Alison McQuadeWashington, DC – The League of Women voters today announced a new television ad in Massachusetts that is part of their ongoing “People not Polluters” (www.peoplenotpolluters.org) campaign to educate voters about the public health consequences of anti-Clean Air Act votes in Congress.
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Increasing Youth Vote Critical in 2012
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Historic magistrate judge sworn into office (South Carolina: Georgetown Times)
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McComish v. Bennett is A Poorly Reasoned Decision
| LWVBut Public Financing of Elections Survives
Washington, DC – The League of Women Voters today expressed profound disappointment at the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in McComish v. Bennett.
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Don't Terminate the Election Assistance Commission
| KellyLeague of Women Voters Urges House to Oppose HR 672
Washington, DC – The League of Women Voters today urged Members of Congress to oppose HR 672, proposed legislation which would terminate the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and transfer some of its functions to the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
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New Resource Aims to Help Thousands of Young Voters in 2012
| LWVLeague of Women Voters Unveils High School Voter Registration Training Manual
Washington, DC- As Election 2012 begins to heat up in earnest across the country, League of Women Voters President Elisabeth MacNamara today announced the release of a new training manual geared toward empowering organizations to help eligible high school students register and vote in 2012.
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New Ads Call on Scott Brown, Claire McCaskill to "Protect the People, Not the Polluters."
| LWVLeague of Women Voters launches seven-figure television ad blitz and online campaign criticizing votes by Massachusetts Senator Brown and Missouri Senator McCaskill to block air pollution standards
April 29, 2011 - Washington, DC: The League of Women Voters today launched a seven-figure television ad campaign calling public attention to the votes by Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) and Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) earlier this month to block new air pollution standards. The accountability ads call on both Senators to “protect the people, not the polluters.”
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DOJ Decision Allowing Georgia to Block Voter Registration Undermines Voting Rights
| LWVWashington, DC - The League of Women Voters is dismayed by the U.S. Department of Justice’s recent decision to allow the state of Georgia to implement a discriminatory requirement that new voters provide a Passport or other proof of citizenship in order to register to vote.
