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2013: Make-or-Break Year for Voting Rights
| Elisabeth MacNamara
EDITORIAL NOTE: This blog post was originally published on the Huffington Post.
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The Vote Is the Emblem of Equality -- and Now It is Under Attack
| Elisabeth MacNamaraEDITORIAL NOTE: This blog post was originally published on the Huffington Post.
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SOTU: Disappointed that President Obama Failed to Call for Bold Action on Voting Rights
| KellyPresident's Address Sets "Strong Course for Nation" on Climate, Immigration and Gun Safety
Washington, DC – The following is a statement from Elisabeth MacNamara, President of the League of Women Voters of the United States: “The President tonight set a strong course for the nation in committing to common sense steps to limit gun violence through background checks, limits on high-capacity magazines and taking weapons of war off our streets.
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Speaking Up for Voting Rights
| Elisabeth MacNamaraWith Thanksgiving just a week away and the movie “Lincoln” opening in theaters tomorrow, we might do well to remember that the first Thanksgiving was proclaimed by Abraham Lincoln at a time when our country was embroiled in civil war over whether all Americans were really created equal.
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Press Release
Supreme Court Set to Review Voting Rights Act
| StephanieFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kelly Ceballos
www.lwv.org 202-263-1331
November 9, 2012 kceballos@lwv.org
Supreme Court Set to Review Voting Rights Act
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Court to rule on voting rights law
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Voting Rights Act: Remember, Celebrate and Protect
| Elisabeth MacNamaraEditorial Note: This piece was first published on my Huffington Post Blog earlier today.
Forty-seven years ago this week, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the historic Voting Rights Act (VRA) into law to prevent voter discrimination. But as we have seen, the law is not just history; it remains vital TODAY to ensuring that every American can cast a ballot and have it counted.
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New Target in Voter ID Battle: 1965 Voting Rights Act
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Pennsylvania: No Voter Impersonation Problems!
| ShirleyThe League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (LWVPA) and other coalition organizations have sued the state of Pennsylvania in an effort to stop implementation of their voter photo ID law.
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League Convention: Power the Vote in 2012
| KellyToday, we wrapped up our 50th biennial national convention in Washington, DC - a great gathering of League members from around the country! We got a lot done and heard from some wonderful speakers including DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton; Annenberg Public Policy Center's Kathleen Hall Jamieson; U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder; Trevor Potter, president, Campaign Legal Center; Former Representative Mickey Edwards (R-OK); political reporter Eleanor Clift; and pollster John Zogby.