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Florida. How Soon We Forget. (News Clips)

“Last spring, Florida made some changes to its election law. Cloaked as technical tweaks, the new laws have the potential to swing the 2012 election.”

[MN] Voters to Decide Whether to Require IDs at Polls (News Clips)

“Voters will decide in November whether government-issued photo identification should be required when voting in Minnesota, after lawmakers approved the ballot measure Wednesday and ended a years-long dispute.”

House GOP Leaders Squelch Debate on Changing Process (News Clips)

“Olivia Thorne, president of the Pennsylvania League of Women Voters, said any changes to the size of the state House should be accompanied with a reformed process for redrawing the state's districts.”

Think You Have the Right to Vote? Not so Much! (News Clips)

“...people in the social sector are starting to work together in more and better ways – the good people at Brennan Center..., League of Women Voters, Rock the Vote, and Voto Latino have been very helpful with all of their research and surveys. These folks aren’t social workers or do gooders, they’re just trying to defend Americans and Founding Father values; it’s basic patriotism.”

MN Voter ID Deal Clears the Way to Fall Ballot (News Clips)

“A controversial constitutional amendment that would require voters to show a photo identification at the polls has cleared one of the last hurdles on the way to the fall ballot” in Minnesota.

Texas Tries to Keep Voter ID Debate Secret (News Clips)

“The state of Texas wants the discussions their Republican legislators had about passing a voter ID law to stay secret.”

Minnesotans Want Independent, Nonpartisan Redistricting, LWV Survey Reports (News Clips)

“A survey commissioned by the League of Women Voters shows that Minnesotans want changes in the redistricting process so that the decisions are made in an independent, nonpartisan way.”

Voter ID Lawsuits Sent Directly to [WI] State Supreme Court (News Clips)

Appeals courts sent two lawsuits challenging Wisconsin's blocked new voter ID law directly to the state Supreme Court on Wednesday because of next week’s important elections, including the state's presidential primaries

Voter ID Amendment Heads to the Voters of Minnesota (News Clips)

“The months leading up to November will be a rough one for the amendment as multiple groups have pledged to sue already, including Common Cause of Minnesota, the Minnesota chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, and the League of Women Voters.”

Far-Flung New House District Highlights Need for Reform (News Clips)

“Ohio voters deserve better. A coalition of citizen advocacy groups, led by the League of Women Voters of Ohio, filed petitions with the Ohio attorney general this week to reform state redistricting with a constitutional amendment.”