Voter ID Dry Run Hits Speed Bumps (News Clips) 9/13/2012 “Cynthia Houston, 84, had a flash of grumpiness when she went to vote yesterday in Boscawen: Her husband reminded her that she was supposed to bring a photo ID after they'd already gotten in…
Take the Challenge - Help Get 3 Friends Registered to Vote (Blog) 9/13/2012 We need your help to reach as many eligible voters as possible. Join our registration challenge by sending our e-card to 3 friends and encouraging them to register to vote.
Politicians Should Not Manipulate Voting Rights (Blog) 9/12/2012 Testifying today before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the continuing importance of the Voting Rights Act, Elisabeth MacNamara, president of the League of Women Voters of the United Stat
Voting Mission (News Clips) 9/11/2012 “If you’ve been out and about at a community event lately — the Busker Fest, the Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships or maybe just visiting the Lawrence Public Library — you probably…
Goal for 103-Year-Old Betty Lockett: Register 103 Voters (News Clips) 9/11/2012 “Betty Lockett had one wish for her 103rd birthday Monday. ‘For my birthday present I asked to have 103 people register to vote,’ said Lockett, a widowed Hammond centenarian, retired nurse and…
Lewisburg [PA] League Helping Elderly, Others Prepare to Vote (News Clips) 9/11/2012 “The November elections are less than two months away, and Pennsylvania has a new voter identification law... That worries the League of Women Voters of the Lewisburg Area. ... “I have a concern…
New Citizens Eager to Cast Ballots (News Clips) 9/11/2012 “There was something fresh, pure and distinctly American about the immigrants lining up behind the League of Women Voters table to register to vote for the first time. Moments earlier in the grand…
Testimony by ELISABETH MACNAMARA, LWVUS PRESIDENT FOR THE U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY (Legal Document) 9/11/2012 On Wednesday, September 12, LWVUS President Elisabeth Macnamra testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary at a hearing entitled "The Citizens United Court and the Continuing…
Proud New US Citizens (News Clips) 9/7/2012 “The desire to vote, especially in a hotly contested presidential election, is propelling the number of new U.S. citizens in Minnesota to record levels. ... About 1,500 people were sworn in as new…