Tennessee

The politically nonpartisan League of Women Voters of Nashville has adopted positions on several charter school issues that are before the General Assembly.

State and local Leagues throughout the country have been working with government agencies, health care providers and advocates to get the word out to the American people on the Affordable Care Act and its pivotal impact on their lives.

"The Davidson County Election Commission 'utterly failed' as hundreds of voters experienced problems at the polls last week, the leader of a voter advocacy group said Monday. ... Mary Mancini, executive director of Tennessee Citizen Action, said a hotline set up at her organization's MetroCenter office received more than 600 calls on Nov. 6. Callers complained about long lines; poll workers running out of provisional ballots, change-of-address forms and other documents; precincts not having adequate staffing; poorly trained poll workers; incomplete voter rolls, and other problems.

"Debbie Gould, the president of the local chapter of the League of Women Voters, said she and other poll watchers observed problems that could have been avoided with additional staff and equipment. ... 'There were just a lot more voters than they expected,' she said."

"... As citizens, we should always be vigilant about our election process. ... To that end...Tennessee Citizen Action, along with the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, several Vanderbilt University Law School student groups, the League of Women Voters-Nashville, the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee, and many other organizations have joined together to combine their vigilance into one nonpartisan poll-watching initiative. ... Become a poll watcher and work with us to ensure that every eligible citizen can participate in this election. Become a poll watcher so you don't miss your opportunity to help protect our most basic democratic freedom."

“As several states prepare to implement voter ID laws passed by their legislatures in November, TPM’s interviews with elections officials show that education efforts are all over the map.”

We recently aired radio ads on the importance of disclosure in Maine and Tennessee. Now, Leagues across the country are writing op-eds so Senators know we want them to stop secret spending.