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Expanding Voter Access

Letter: League warns of [NJ] voter scams and deadlines (News Clips)

"With the voter registration deadline fast approaching on Oct. 16, the League of Women Voters of Ridgewood [NJ] (LWV) is warning voters to be wary of a widely circulated email that falsely claims that voters who have not voted since 2008 are no longer registered."

Photo ID shouldn't be required to vote (News Clips)

... For those who believe that identification requirements are not a barrier to voting, I ask that you consider the callers League of Women Voters talks to every election day. They include the man we helped on the day of the last primary election who is homeless and does not have access to his documents.

[OH] Issue 2 gives redistricting power to the people (News Clips)

"What Is Issue 2? Issue 2 is a reform effort led by the League of Women Voters, CommonCause Ohio, Ohio Citizen Action, and the NAACP. Issue 2 would take the power over redistricting out of the hands of the politicians and put it in the hands of the people."

League of Women Voters Helps Public with Issues, Candidates (News Clips)

"With the 2012 election now four weeks away, WKAR’s Mark Bashore checked in with the organization’s Michigan President, Susan Smith."

[NH] Supreme Court ruling nixes voter registration law implementation for Nov. 6 election (News Clips)

"The state’s highest court dealt the Republican-led Legislature a critical setback Tuesday, blocking use of a new voter registration form for the Nov. 6 election."

Victory for Voting Rights in Pennsylvania (Blog)

 Yesterday, Pennsylvania Judge Robert Simpson issued a temporary injunction, halting the state’s photo voter ID law and removing an unnecessary barrier to voting.

Judge halts Pa.'s strict new voter ID law (News Clips)

"A judge postponed Pennsylvania's controversial voter identification requirement on Tuesday, ordering the state not to enforce it in this year's presidential election. ... The decision by Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson on the law requiring each voter to show a valid photo ID could be appealed to the state Supreme Court. The law could go into full effect next year, under Simpson's ruling."

Time Sensitive Democracy (News Clips)
President of the League of Women Voters working to eliminate voting confusion (News Clips)

"MacNamara has been traveling from state to state to speak with different LWV chapters about making sure that they are getting the message out to voters about their rights at the polls. Michigan is her fourth state in two weeks."

League of Women Voters National President Visits Grosse Pointe [MI] (News Clips)

"On a whirlwind ten-state tour to promote voting in the presidential election, the League of Women Voters National President Elisabeth MacNamara made a stop in Grosse Pointe [MI] at the War Memorial on Wednesday."