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Texas Voter ID Trial Opens (News Clips)

“A panel of federal judges opened a trial in Washington, D.C., on Monday to decide whether Texas can carry out its year-old voter ID law, which the Justice Department contends will prevent Latino and…

The League – A Recognized Foe of Voter ID Laws (Blog)

League President Elisabeth MacNamara and Senior Elections Director Jeanette Senecal are among the “foes” in this piece on how the “Foes of Voter ID Laws Find Ways to Mute Their Impact.”

'Teammates' Walter Mondale and Arne Carlson Find Common Ground on Causes (News Clips)

“The former governor and former vice president were brought together for this project by the League of Women Voters, an organization that also opposes the amendment that is expected to be on the…

Discriminatory Texas Voter Law ID Challenged in Federal Court (News Clips)

“The League of Women Voters called it ‘by far the most extreme example of racial gerrymandering among all the redistricting proposals passed by lawmakers so far this year.’”

Foes of Voter ID Laws Find Ways to Mute Their Impact (News Clips)

“Elisabeth MacNamara, national president of the League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan group that works to lower barriers to participation, said that the patchwork of rules across the states is…

Voter ID Law May Hit More in Pa. than Originally Estimated (News Clips)

“More than 758,000 registered voters in Pennsylvania do not have photo identification cards from the state Transportation Department, putting their voting rights at risk in the November election,…

Fight Back against Restrictive Voting Laws (News Clips)

“Elections should not be decided by politicians who manipulate voting laws for partisan gain. Improving our elections need not come at the expense of our shared value that all citizens should have…

Snyder Vetoes Three [MI] Bills Aimed at Changes for Voters (News Clips)

“Gov. Rick Snyder [MI] on Tuesday vetoed three election law bills pushed by Republican legislators seeking to require a ballot box affirmation of citizenship, restrict voter registration drives and…

Voting Issue on Way to Ballot (News Clips)

 "A plan to change how Ohio draws its legislative and congressional boundaries has collected enough signatures to go before voters and might be the only citizen-driven issue on the November…

Foes of Minn. Voter ID Push Decry Question Wording (News Clips)

“Groups opposed to a proposed constitutional amendment to require photo IDs for voting argued Monday to Minnesota's highest court that allowing the ballot question to move forward would set up a…