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Michigan Gets into the Voter Suppression Game (News Clips)

6/19/2012

“Michigan is poised to become the latest state to pass harsh new restrictions on voting. On Tuesday, the Republican-controlled House passed three laws...”

Florida's Voting Standoff Deja Vu? (News Clips)

6/14/2012

“Government and politics teacher Dawn Quarles' voice goes tight with frustration when she thinks back to how trying to register her students to vote thrust her into the center of Florida's…

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…

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.”

New Voters Sign up (News Clips)

6/5/2012

“A major focus of the League of Women Voters of Greater Rockford is the registration of new voters. ... This year the League registered 492 area students.”

League of Women Voters Registering LT Students to Vote Wednesday (News Clips)

5/22/2012

“Hoping to start high school students on a lifetime of voting, the League of Women Voters of the La Grange Area [IL] is sponsoring voter registration May 23 at the Lyons Township High School...”

Wanted More Voters, Especially the Younger Ones (News Clips)

5/21/2012

“...we say kudos to the Pompton Lakes League of Women Voters [NJ] for turning out this week and offering Pompton’s students the opportunity register. They signed up 55 students from Pompton and…

Florida's New Election Laws Challenge Young Voters (News Clips)

5/17/2012

According to Dr. Carol Weissert, professor of political science at Florida State University: “Since the passage of this bill, third-party voter registration groups such as the Boy Scouts and the…