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Fighting Voter Suppression

Twitter’s take on Attorney General Holder visiting LWV’s Convention (Blog)

On Monday, June 11, Attorney General Eric Holder addressed our National Convention.

Florida's Voting Standoff Deja Vu? (News Clips)

“Government and politics teacher Dawn Quarles' voice goes tight with frustration when she thinks back to how trying to register her students to vote thrust her into the center of Florida's high profile and deeply partisan voting rights controversy. ... ‘I never felt like the voting process was on my side... That's not the way it's supposed to be,’ said Quarles, a registered Republican who was slapped with a $1,000 fine...”

The Daily Show takes on Florida’s New Voter Registration Law (Blog)

Last night, the faux-news show The Daily Show took on Florida’s new voter registration law.

League of Women Voters Powers the Vote for 2012 Elections (Press Release)

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Campaign Finance Experts, John Zogby Address Delegates

ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDER ADDRESSES VOTING RIGHTS (Press Release)

League is “Fiercely Committed” to Nation’s Voters, says Holder

Reflections from a Poll Observer (Blog)

As I wrote earlier this week, I was in Wisconsin on Tuesday to observe the recall election. It was a long day, but very exciting to bear witness to democracy at work.

Minn. Supreme Court Drawn into Newest Chapter of 'Voting Wars' (News Clips)

“The Minnesota Supreme Court plans to move quickly in determining whether to change or quash a constitutional amendment on voter ID before it appears on the November ballot. The court has ordered oral arguments for July 17, an expedited schedule that would allow it to order changes to the ballot question before the November election.”

Voter ID Bill Passes in NH, Governor May Veto It (News Clips)

“House Democratic Leader Terie Norelli, D-Portsmouth, called it a ‘voter suppression’ bill. Other critics, such as the League of Women Voters-NH, have said it will unfairly affect the poor, the elderly and minorities in the state.”

Low Student Turnout Recorded in [WI] Recall Election (News Clips)

“Wisconsin’s League of Women Voters also reported ‘widespread’ problems with the residency law at polling places across the state, according to Executive Director Andrea Kaminski. ... Carolyn Castore, the League’s election coordinator, stressed that students could claim their parents’ residency to be their home if they have not registered at their Madison address, a stipulation she claimed several polling officials had overlooked.”

League of Women Voters and Rock the Vote Get Back to Work in Florida (News Clips)

“...the League of Women Voters of Florida and Rock the Vote will get back to work registering voters, the groups announced Wednesday. ... ‘Failure was never an option in this battle against voter suppression,’ said LWVF President Deirdre Macnab. ‘Now it’s time for our volunteers to work overtime to make up for lost ground.’”