The Daily Show takes on Florida’s New Voter Registration Law (Blog) 6/13/2012 Last night, the faux-news show The Daily Show took on Florida’s new voter registration law.
League of Women Voters Powers the Vote for 2012 Elections (Press Release) 6/12/2012 U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Campaign Finance Experts, John Zogby Address Delegates
ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDER ADDRESSES VOTING RIGHTS (Press Release) 6/11/2012 League is “Fiercely Committed” to Nation’s Voters, says Holder
Reflections from a Poll Observer (Blog) 6/8/2012 As I wrote earlier this week, I was in Wisconsin on Tuesday to observe the recall election. It was a long day, but very exciting to bear witness to democracy at work.
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.”