Waging a Battle Over Voter ID Laws (News Clips) 3/15/2012 Gwen Ifill and guests discuss the latest voter ID news from Wisconsin and Texas on this PBS Newshour segment.
Pennsylvania Adopts Voter ID Law (News Clips) 3/15/2012 “The Pennsylvania House passed a voter ID law by a 104 to 88 vote. ... [State Rep.] Mundy noted that many organizations, including the League of Women Voters, the American Association of Retired…
Voters' Groups Want More Sunshine on Staff Work on Redistricting (News Clips) 3/15/2012 “The League of Women Voters, La Raza and Common Cause-Florida said they were unhappy with Gaetz's plan to have legislative staffers draw a new map – with the results only made public Saturday…
Election Reform Could Boost Fairfield County [CT] Vote (News Clips) 3/14/2012 “Sweeping election law changes proposed in Connecticut would make it easier for Fairfield County voters to register online, allow registration on the same day as an election and permit more people to…
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…
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…
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.”
