THREE-JUDGE PANEL STRIKES DOWN VOTER PHOTO ID LAW IN TEXAS (Press Release) 8/30/2012 Court agrees with League of Women Voters and Department of Justice Voter Photo ID is discriminatory
Judge to Toss Out Changes in Florida Voter Registration (News Clips) 8/30/2012 “A federal judge said on Wednesday that he planned to block provisions of a Florida measure that made it harder for organizations to register voters in the state. ... Deirdre Macnab, the president…
Forum, Website Allow Easy Access to Local Politicians (News Clips) 8/29/2012 “An exciting development for this year, League of Women Voters of Larimer County [CO] is participating in VOTE411.org.”
Editorial: [MN] Court Ignores Amendment Flaws (News Clips) 8/29/2012 "Two dissenting justices, Alan Page and Paul Anderson, said the full text of amendments -- not summary descriptions written by lawmakers -- should be on the ballot. ... In his lengthy dissent,…
A Solution in Search of a Problem (News Clips) 8/28/2012 “If Wisconsin had a problem with voter fraud, the action taken by state Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen last week would be more understandable. ...But the state doesn't have a problem... Van…
A Race Against Time to Get Latinos Registered to Vote (News Clips) 8/28/2012 “...Since the provision on voting registration was overruled in Florida...the League of Women Voters has once again kick started their campaign to register and update the voter registrations...to get…
[MN] Supreme Court Rules Both Suits in Legislature’s Favor (News Clips) 8/28/2012 “The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Legislature’s voter ID ballot question will stay on the ballot as originally written after voter ID opponents [including the League] filed a lawsuit…
Are the Presidential Debates Like Watching the Superbowl? (News Clips) 8/27/2012 “Before the 1928 presidential election, the then-new League of Women Voters sponsored a ten-month series of nationally broadcast debates. The candidates did not participate; instead, journalists,…
Group to Sue for [OH] Purge of the Rolls (News Clips) 8/27/2012 “The combative tone of the session left Peg Rosenfield, elections specialist of the Ohio League of Women Voters, ‘disturbed and frankly a little frightened.’ ‘This is a terrible indictment of the…
SC Voter ID Law Sparks Federal Trial, Puts State's Racial Past on Stand (News Clips) 8/27/2012 “A federal trial opening Monday will examine the legality of South Carolina’s new voter ID law and also put on display the state’s history of racial discrimination.”