League of Women Voters of Hawaii Urges Legislative Action To Protect Citizens’ Right to Vote in Hawaii (News Clips) 11/16/2012 "The League of Women Voters of Hawaii is calling on the Hawaii State Legislature to take steps to remedy problems in voting operations that surfaced in the 2012 elections."
Consensus emerging that election-law reform is needed (News Clips) 11/14/2012 "A week after Florida's electoral system melted down, there is growing consensus that the state must reform its election laws to avoid similar problems in the future. ... Meanwhile, civic…
Top US court to examine minority voting rights (News Clips) 11/13/2012 "The US Supreme Court decided to take up the issue of voting rights for minorities, a group that has historically faced discrimination at the polls. ... Elisabeth MacNamara, president of the…
Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to Voting Rights Act (News Clips) 11/13/2012 "The Supreme Court said Friday that it would consider a challenge from several Southern states to the Voting Rights Act, setting up another landmark clash over federal power and the legacy of…
MN only state to vote down voter ID referendum (News Clips) 11/7/2012 "Voter ID opponents claimed victory early Wednesday morning with 95 percent of precincts reporting only 45.8 percent in favor of the proposed amendment that would require photographic…
Pennsylvania voting rights advocates plan 'election protection' (News Clips) 11/2/2012 "Groups including Common Cause, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and the League of Women Voters are mobilizing poll watchers and lawyers to look out for polling problems, which they…
Groups assisting voters who need photo IDs (News Clips) 10/24/2012 "Because Indiana is one of four states having what is known as a “strict” photo identification requirement to vote and some registered voters may lack the required state-issued identification,…
GAB to election observers: No more warnings on voter intimidation (News Clips) 10/22/2012 "After hearing more and more reports of election observers intimidating voters, a top Wisconsin Government Accountability Board official has warned that no more disruptions will be tolerated.…
