Women May Bear Brunt of Voter ID Laws (News Clips) 5/21/2012 Jo Sapp, Columbia-Boone County [MO] League of Women Voters member, on proposed Missouri mandate: “According to a Brennan Center study, millions of U.S. citizens do not have readily available…
Letter to the Editor: Right to Know (News Clips) 5/21/2012 “The League of Women Voters supports U.S. Senate Bill. 2219, the Disclose Act of 2012, and urges all Oklahomans to join them.”
League Signs On to Amicus Brief in Montana Case (Article) 5/18/2012 The League signed on to an amicus brief sent to the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of American Tradition Partnership vs. Montana. The case asks the U.S.
Tacos and Votes – To Promote and Protect the Vote (News Clips) 5/16/2012 “A coalition of new, professional Latino civic leaders from established non-profits organizations [including the Houston League of Women Voters Education Fund] have united to celebrate the right to…
Kasich's Signing of Election Law 'Repeal' Doesn't End Debate (News Clips) 5/16/2012 “Ohio’s march toward what’s expected to be a nationally watched 2012 election took an apparently unprecedented step Tuesday, one that could put election officials into court before a ballot is cast…
Right to Vote Under Attack (Press Release) 5/16/2012 Washington, DC (May 17, 2012) – The League of Women Voters supports the goals of the new Voter Empowerment Act introduced today in the U.S.
UPDATE – Judges Scold Texas over Delays in Voter ID Case (Blog) 5/10/2012 Earlier this week, 3 federal judges issued an older scolding the Texas government on how it has handled a suit against its voter ID law.
Repeal of Contentious OH Election Law Heads to Governor (News Clips) 5/9/2012 “A contentious new election law was on track to being repealed in...Ohio after a bill to rescind the law cleared the Legislature on Tuesday, amid Democratic accusations that Republicans were…
Senate Hearing Targets Ohio Voter Suppression Law (News Clips) 5/8/2012 “Filling a federal courtroom and adjacent overflow room, some 300 Cleveland area residents heard two hours of testimony on Ohio's new voter suppression law at a field hearing May 7 called by U.S…
Voter ID: Election Security vs. Ballot Access (News Clips) 5/8/2012 “Minnesota lawmakers spent hours going back and forth on the Voter ID amendment, before finally passing it through both chambers ... The League of Women Voters is against the amendment saying it only…