Michigan Gets into the Voter Suppression Game (News Clips) 6/19/2012 “Michigan is poised to become the latest state to pass harsh new restrictions on voting. On Tuesday, the Republican-controlled House passed three laws...”
[MN] Photo ID Fight Escalates as Ritchie Bows out of Case (News Clips) 6/19/2012 “[MN] Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, a DFLer who has campaigned against the photo ID requirement for voting passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature, said Thursday he will not defend the…
Florida's Voting Standoff Deja Vu? (News Clips) 6/14/2012 “Government and politics teacher Dawn Quarles' voice goes tight with frustration when she thinks back to how trying to register her students to vote thrust her into the center of Florida's…
Voter ID Bill Passes in NH, Governor May Veto It (News Clips) 6/7/2012 “House Democratic Leader Terie Norelli, D-Portsmouth, called it a ‘voter suppression’ bill. Other critics, such as the League of Women Voters-NH, have said it will unfairly affect the poor, the…
Low Student Turnout Recorded in [WI] Recall Election (News Clips) 6/7/2012 “Wisconsin’s League of Women Voters also reported ‘widespread’ problems with the residency law at polling places across the state, according to Executive Director Andrea Kaminski. ... Carolyn Castore…
Minn. Supreme Court Drawn into Newest Chapter of 'Voting Wars' (News Clips) 6/7/2012 “The Minnesota Supreme Court plans to move quickly in determining whether to change or quash a constitutional amendment on voter ID before it appears on the November ballot. The court has ordered…
Young and Black Voters Turnout in Wisconsin Despite Suppression Efforts (News Clips) 6/6/2012 “Young voters and African-American voters did more than their part to show up, according to exit polls and early reports, despite significant efforts to confuse and challenge them from groups that…
League of Women Voters and Rock the Vote Get Back to Work in Florida (News Clips) 6/6/2012 “...the League of Women Voters of Florida and Rock the Vote will get back to work registering voters, the groups announced Wednesday. ... ‘Failure was never an option in this battle against voter…
Florida Judge Strikes a Blow for Voters (News Clips) 6/5/2012 “I count members of the League of Women Voters among my political heroes. Year after year, the League does some of the most important work of our democracy.”
Purge the Purge List [FL] (News Clips) 6/5/2012 “OUR OPINION: Scott administration should focus on access to voters, not impose obstacles,” Miami Herald