League of Women Voters Helps Public with Issues, Candidates (News Clips) 10/10/2012 "With the 2012 election now four weeks away, WKAR’s Mark Bashore checked in with the organization’s Michigan President, Susan Smith."
Voter Registration - There’s Still Time! (Blog) 10/3/2012 Tonight is the first 2012 presidential debate, and the media has whipped itself into a frenzy over the latest poll numbers. The pre-Election rush has officially arrived.
The League of Women Voters and Candidate Debates: A Changing Relationship (Article) 9/27/2012 After a 16 year period in which there were no public presidential debates, the League of Women Voters Education Fund (LWVEF) sponsored three presidential debates in 1976.
Testimony by ELISABETH MACNAMARA, LWVUS PRESIDENT FOR THE U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY (Legal Document) 9/11/2012 On Wednesday, September 12, LWVUS President Elisabeth Macnamra testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary at a hearing entitled "The Citizens United Court and the Continuing…
Presidential General Election Voters’ Guide (Article) 9/11/2012 In collaboration with some wonderful League volunteers from Maryland, LWVEF has again asked the candidates running for President to provide answers to some of the most pressing public policy…
Voting Mission (News Clips) 9/11/2012 “If you’ve been out and about at a community event lately — the Busker Fest, the Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships or maybe just visiting the Lawrence Public Library — you probably…
Who Pays for the Parties? (Blog) 9/6/2012 Editorial Note: This piece was first published as part of the Huffington Post's Shadow Convention discussion on money in politics and on my Huffington Post blog.
Background: "Outside Group” Campaign Advertising – The Money Behind the Advertising Story (Article) 9/5/2012 A federal candidate in a two-year election cycle can receive in contributions:
A Fight for Fair Courts (News Clips) 9/4/2012 "After recent Supreme Court rulings, are states foreclosed from using a public financing system just for judicial elections?"
LWV's 'Making Democracy Work' Marks 2nd Season| (News Clips) 9/4/2012 “The League of Women Voters of the Midland Area [MI] and Midland Community Television are gearing up to produce a second season of “Making Democracy Work,” a public affairs television program…