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Ballots for the Aug. 5 primary election arrive in mailboxes of registered voters throughout Whatcom County in just over two weeks.

We, the League of Women Voters of Hawaii, are very pleased that the 2014 Hawaii Legislature passed Senate Bill 2682, requiring that the financial disclosure statements of members of 15 important st

“The right to vote is not about politics or the outcome of elections — it is about equality and justice,” said Joan MacCallum, president of the League of Women Voters of Lynchburg.

The League of Women Voters of Indiana is urging Indiana residents to make sure their voter registration is up-to-date in time for the fall elections.

The high court struck down a 35-foot protest-free zone outside abortion clinics in Massachusetts, the justices unanimous in their ruling that the buffer zones violate the First Amendment rights of

One of the more unfortunate results of modern communications strategies and technology is the ability of elected officials, and candidates for elected officer, to avoid answering questions.

One year ago this week, the U.S. Supreme Court gutted key provisions of the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County, Alabama v.

Defenders and red herrings

The League of Women Voters of Glenview was represented by Joan Ziegler, President at the 2014 League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS) 51st biennial national Convention June 6-10 in Dall

Your decision to vote or not to vote, to engage in politics or not - whether it is to research issues and candidates to make up your own mind or follow others - is a statement you make and each sta