Routine Quest to Get ID Becomes an Ordeal (News Clips) 9/4/2012 "Eugene Sim is living a Catch 22. More than one month ago Sim, 62, applied to renew his Indiana identification card."
Wisconsin to Allow Electronic Documents for Voter Registration... (News Clips) 8/31/2012 “Wisconsin students and young voters got a big boost on Tuesday when the state board overseeing elections adopted a policy allowing people registering to vote on Election Day in November to present…
Justice for Voters in Texas and Florida (News Clips) 8/31/2012 “Fortunately, federal courts are seeing these efforts for what they are: a variation on the racist laws that disenfranchised millions before those tactics were outlawed by the Voting Rights Act. ……
Judge Overturns Ohio Law, Restores In-Person Early Voting… (News Clips) 8/31/2012 “A federal judge has overturned a recent Ohio state law and restored in-person, early voting for the final three days leading up to Election Day.”
Judge to Toss Out Changes in Florida Voter Registration (News Clips) 8/30/2012 “A federal judge said on Wednesday that he planned to block provisions of a Florida measure that made it harder for organizations to register voters in the state. ... Deirdre Macnab, the president…
Editorial: [MN] Court Ignores Amendment Flaws (News Clips) 8/29/2012 "Two dissenting justices, Alan Page and Paul Anderson, said the full text of amendments -- not summary descriptions written by lawmakers -- should be on the ballot. ... In his lengthy dissent,…
Court Throws Out Texas Congressional Map (News Clips) 8/28/2012 “In a lengthy, sweeping decision, a federal court in Washington on Tuesday unanimously struck down Texas' new congressional map, ruling that the plan was enacted with "discriminatory…
A Solution in Search of a Problem (News Clips) 8/28/2012 “If Wisconsin had a problem with voter fraud, the action taken by state Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen last week would be more understandable. ...But the state doesn't have a problem... Van…
"Let voters choose their legislators" (News Clips) 8/28/2012 “Consider the League of Women Voters valuable study “Shining a Light: Redistricting Lessons Learned in 2011” by reading an introductory article, “New League report details redistricting lessons…
[MN] Supreme Court Rules Both Suits in Legislature’s Favor (News Clips) 8/28/2012 “The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Legislature’s voter ID ballot question will stay on the ballot as originally written after voter ID opponents [including the League] filed a lawsuit…
