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…

POLITICIANS SHOULD NOT MANIPULATE VOTING RIGHTS (Press Release)

9/12/2012

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

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…

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…

Who Pays for the Parties? (Blog)

9/6/2012

Editorial Note: This piece was first published as part of the Huffington Post's Shadow Convention discussion on money in politics and on my Huffington Post blog.

Justice Department Clears New Hampshire Voter ID Law (News Clips)

9/5/2012

  “The Justice Department has cleared New Hampshire's voter ID law under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Unlike voter ID laws DOJ has challenged, voters who lack an acceptable form of photo…

Opponents of [WI] Voter ID Law Want Courts to Delay Ruling... (News Clips)

9/5/2012

  “Three groups that convinced judges to throw out Wisconsin's voter ID requirement have asked the Supreme Court not to take over the cases and act on them before the November elections. The…

A Fight for Fair Courts (News Clips)

9/4/2012

  "After recent Supreme Court rulings, are states foreclosed from using a public financing system just for judicial elections?"

South Carolina voter ID Trial Phase Closes with Questions... (News Clips)

9/4/2012

  “How South Carolina election officials accommodate voters unable to get required photo identification before going to the polls is playing a key role in the legal fight over whether the state’s…