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Florida Judges Green-light Partisan Gerrymanders
| MaggieFlorida voters suffered a setback this week as judges ruled to allow implementation of both the congressional and reworked state Senate redistricting maps, despite repeated challenges by the League and other groups on the grounds the maps violated new Fair Districts standards in the state. The League had previously celebrated a victory when the Supreme Court ordered the legislature to redraw its original Senate plan.
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Judge Won’t Put Fla. Congressional Map on Hold
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FL Supreme Court Suggests It Will Take Limited Look at Senate Redistricting Map
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New Curbs on Voter Registration Could Hurt Obama
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App Encourages Voting Through Smartphones
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Can Cash-Strapped Cities Afford the 2012 Election?
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Voter Law Changes Backfire
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Vote for your Favorite Online Engagement Project
The finalists for the High-Impact Online Engagement Power the Vote Award effectively showcased their use of social networking platforms to emphasize their work around the League of Women Voters’ priority issues, including this year’s voters’ service and community involvement work. Their efforts demonstrate the power of using social platforms to reach a greater audience, increase League visibility and engage more of the public in the League’s priority activities.
We received so many excellent applications this year and we want to thank and commend all Leagues for their outstanding and innovative program work. The finalists stood out for their efforts in this award area. Please read about their projects below and use the grid to rank them in order of your favorite project.
Winners will be announced at the 2012 Convention at the Banquet on June 11, 2012.
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State League Coaches Leave Training Energized and Ready to Grow the League!
| Sara SandersThe Regional Training for LWV State Coaches this past weekend was a great success! Thirty League leaders from 9 states (mostly in the central region of the United States) gathered with LWVUS board, staff, and 8 of the 23 Ruth S. Shur Fellows in Houston, TX from April 13-15, 2012.