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Legislature Listens to Voters, Rejects Barrier to Voting (News Clips)

3/14/2012

“The Maine State Senate today helped to protect voting rights by passing an amended version of LD 199. ...‘Maine's elections work. They are well-run and efficient,’ said Ann Luther of the…

A Message from the League of Women Voters of St. Louis [MO] about the 2012 Voters Guide (News Clips)

3/14/2012

“New this year is that the Voters Guide in now available on line at Vote411.org.”

Government Watchdog Groups Ask Presidential Candidates to Reveal More Bundler Information (News Clips)

3/14/2012

“Nine government watchdog organizations today asked Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich, as well as President Barack Obama, to reveal more…

If You Want to Vote Absentee, Be Prepared to Show ID [in MI], if Bill Passes (News Clips)

3/14/2012

“Two lawmakers exchanged heated remarks during testimony over the proposed voter identification legislation. Debate escalated after Susan Smith, president of League of Women Voters of Michigan, said…

Watchdogs Call on Presidential Campaigns to Name Big Fundraisers (News Clips)

3/14/2012

ABC NEWS reports: “Nine government watchdog groups today called on the 2012 presidential candidates to lift the veil of secrecy that shrouds their biggest fundraisers, the so-called ‘bundlers’ who…

A Rejection of Discrimination (News Clips)

3/13/2012

“So it was no surprise on Monday when the Justice Department did the right thing and forcefully rejected the state’s [TX] voter-ID law entirely.”

Wisconsin Voter ID Law Ruled Unconstitutional (News Clips)

3/13/2012

"In its rush to enact a Voter ID law, the Wisconsin Legislature failed to pay attention to the Wisconsin Constitution. Luckily, the League of Women Voters had the courage to stand up and defend…

Wisconsin Voter-Identification Law Is Blocked by Second State Court Judge (News Clips)

3/13/2012

“The League of Women Voters, which filed one of four suits challenging the Wisconsin measure, in its own press statement disagreed. ‘Voting is not like cashing a check or getting on an airplane,’…

2nd Judge Strikes Down Wisconsin Voter Identification Law (News Clips)

3/13/2012

“The lawsuit was filed last year by the League of Women Voters.”

Texas Voter ID Law Blocked by Justice Department as Biased (News Clips)

3/13/2012

“The U.S. Justice Department used its power under the Voting Rights Act to halt the Texas law, saying in a letter to the state today that the measure may disproportionately harm Hispanics. The…