Poll Watching in Wisconsin (Blog) 6/5/2012 More than 160 Wisconsin League volunteers are out in force as election observers while voters decide the outcome of the recall election for Governor Scott Walker and other officials.
League of Women Voters Encourage Students to Vote (News Clips) 5/3/2012 “The League of Women Voters updated students about the upcoming elections and registered first-time voters in a visit to campus [Pasadena City College, CA] on Tuesday. Volunteers from the…
New Curbs on Voter Registration Could Hurt Obama (News Clips) 4/26/2012 “In Wisconsin, new laws require licensing for anyone who registers someone else to vote, and the rules for licensing vary in the state's 1,800 municipalities. ... “That could mean a volunteer…
League's Voter Registration Drive Is a Success (News Clips) 4/3/2012 "Increasing informed voter turnout 20 percent by 2020 is one of the goals of the League of Women Voters of Chester County. Our league volunteers have been very busy this spring registering…
New Law Discouraging New Voter Sign-Ups (News Clips) 4/3/2012 "A big part of that drop-off is that volunteer groups have stopped doing third-party registration. Third-party registration is when organizations send people into the community carrying…
Voter ID Law Limits Ability of Volunteers to Register Voters in Wisconsin (News Clips) 2/13/2012 “Becoming a U.S. citizen and registering to vote in Wisconsin used to hand in hand. But thanks to the state's new voter ID law, that's no longer the case.”
Statement by Elisabeth MacNamara, President, LWVUS at a Forum Entitled "Excluded from Democracy: The Impact of Recent State Voting Changes" (Legal Document) 11/14/2011 Thank you Mr. Conyers and member of the committee for holding this discussion which will help focus our nation’s attention on voter suppression legislation that is sweeping this country.
Increasing Youth Vote Critical in 2012 (Press Release) 7/6/2011 Three Local Leagues Recognized for Outstanding Youth Engagement