NHCLU Suit Challenges Election Law (News Clips)

9/14/2012

  “The League of Women Voters of New Hampshire and four college students, represented by the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union, sued the state yesterday, alleging that newly implemented voter…

Editorial: Pennsylvania’s Bad Election Law (News Clips)

9/13/2012

  “On Thursday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments about the state’s strict new photo ID law, which is allegedly intended to prevent voter fraud. ... The law will result in…

Money, Power, Ruses, and the Right to Vote (News Clips)

9/13/2012

  “On Wednesday, in the heat of another pitched American battle over voting rights, one that is playing out in courthouses and state capitals all across the nation, the Senate Judiciary Committee met…

[IN] State ID in Hand at Last, Man Can Vote; Others Not So Lucky (News Clips)

9/13/2012

  “The sixth time was the charm. ... Eugene Sim, 62, a recently homeless man who tried in vain five times to obtain an Indiana identification card, finally succeeded on his last visit.”

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…

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…