SUPREME COURT DECIDES PIVOTAL CAMPAIGN FINANCE CASE (Press Release) 6/25/2012 Court Repeats Naïve, Uninformed Errors of Its Citizens United Decision
League of Women Voters Powers the Vote for 2012 Elections (Press Release) 6/12/2012 U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Campaign Finance Experts, John Zogby Address Delegates
LWV-US In Action on Campaign Finance (Article) 5/31/2012 The Campaign Finance Task Force has completed an informational paper that covers a brief history of LWV action on campaign finance, what the LWV has done, is doing now and what Leagues can also do.
League Signs On to Amicus Brief in Montana Case (Article) 5/18/2012 The League signed on to an amicus brief sent to the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of American Tradition Partnership vs. Montana. The case asks the U.S.
Money in Elections – What the League is Doing (Blog) 5/3/2012 Special interest money in elections has been a problem for years. The issue was magnified by the Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.
Time is now for disclosure: Why the League supports the DISCLOSE Act (Blog) 3/29/2012 Today, a Senate Committee will consider whether we need disclosure of who is spending vast amounts of money in American elections. We are deeply concerned about election financing.
League President's statement on the DISCLOSE Act of 2012, S. 2219 (Legal Document) 3/28/2012 The following statement Statement by Elisabeth MacNamara, President League of Women Voters of the United States on The DISCLOSE Act of 2012, S. 2219 was read for the Senate Rules Committee on March…
McComish v. Bennett is A Poorly Reasoned Decision (Press Release) 6/27/2011 But Public Financing of Elections Survives
Election 2010: Secret Money, Incivility Leave Lasting Impact (Press Release) 11/4/2010 League Calls on Congress to Fix Secret Cash in American Elections
League Calls on Media to Stop Secret Political Advertising (Press Release) 10/15/2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE