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10 Apr 2020, 3:00 am
Much of the onslaught of litigation has been funded by the Republican National Committee, which has sought to block emergency measures related to Covid-19, such as proactively mailing ballots to voters sheltering at home. [read post]
9 Apr 2020, 12:16 pm
League of Women Voters of North Carolina (2014): application to stay filed October 2, 2014; application granted October 8, 2014; Justice Ginsburg, with whom Justice Sotomayor joins, dissentingFrank v. [read post]
5 Apr 2020, 12:29 pm
” The dispute now before the justices began last month, when – which include the Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin and liberal groups such as the League of Women Voters – asked a federal judge to postpone the state’s April 7 primary because of the COVID-19 crisis. [read post]
3 Apr 2020, 12:55 pm
Jen Miller, executive director of the League of Women Voters of Ohio and one of the plaintiffs in the complaint, rebutted in a prepared statement that: Under the General Assembly’s undemocratic election scheme, thousands, if not millions, of Ohioans will not get to vote through no fault of their own. [read post]
31 Mar 2020, 5:45 am
In 1889, the Women’s Franchise League was formed with the aim of securing voting rights for single, married, and widowed women. [read post]
23 Jan 2020, 7:39 am
The sale is opposed by 700 organizations, from the Girl Scouts of America and the League of Women Voters, to Farm Aid and Meals On Wheels. [read post]
8 Jan 2020, 9:53 am
The legislators argue that the suit is unnecessary since the arguments being brought by the League of Women Voters can be introduced in the ongoing state case and that they are jumping the gun with the lawsuit. [read post]
8 Jan 2020, 9:43 am
Katie Hobbs, who assumed office as Secretary of State on Wednesday, settled the dispute between her office and several voting rights groups including The League of Women Voters of Arizona, Mi Familia Vota Education Fund and Promise Arizona, that claimed that the Arizona Secretary of States office was in noncompliance with the National Voter Registration Act’s “Motor Voter” law, which “requires states to provide individuals with the… [read post]
3 Jan 2020, 3:00 am
As More Women Run for Office, Child Care Remains a Hurdle AP News – Lindsay Whitehurst and Christina Cassidy | Published: 1/1/2020 Experts predict a large number of women will again run for office in 2020 like they did in 2018, and childcare remains a hurdle for many of them. [read post]
17 Dec 2019, 2:41 pm
Over 500 Organizations Agree: Nonprofit Censorship and Domain Name Suspension Are Real ThreatsSan Francisco—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today said a private equity firm newly created by domain name industry insiders should be stopped from acquiring the .ORG domain registry, which provides a home on the Internet to thousands of public interest nonprofits organizations.EFF joins groups ranging from the Girl Scouts and the League of Women Voters, to Farm… [read post]
12 Dec 2019, 2:23 pm
The League of Women Voters of Piedmont is holding a holiday luncheon fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. [read post]
20 Nov 2019, 6:43 am
Heralded as a major progressive victory because it incorporated elements of proportional representation for the first time, the electoral law also redrew heavily gerrymandered districts, allotted seats according to sectarian distributions in each district, and established preferential votes according to voters’ subdistricts of origin. [read post]
8 Nov 2019, 3:00 am
Most state officials are just trying to keep voter lists clean, said David Becker, executive directo [read post]
6 Nov 2019, 10:55 am
Two Pennsylvania civil rights groups, state chapters of the American Civil Liberties Union and the League of Women voters, filed the lawsuit in October challenging the ballot question. [read post]
31 Oct 2019, 10:43 am
The lawsuit was filed by the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, it alleges that the ballot question violates Article XI, Section 1 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, does not contain the actual text of the amendment, and does not fairly and accurately inform the electorate of the issues and impact of the amendment. [read post]
18 Oct 2019, 3:00 am
While it does not handle voting on election day, AWS, along with a network of partners, now runs state and county election websites, stores voter registration rolls and ballot data, facilitates overseas voting by military personnel, and helps provide live election-night results. [read post]
14 Oct 2019, 10:34 am
The state chapters of the American Civil Liberties Union and the League of Women voters filed the complaint in Commonwealth Court against the acting head of the Pennsylvania Department of State. [read post]
4 Oct 2019, 3:00 am
The mailers are labeled “2019 Congressional District Census” and inform recipients they have been “selected to represent Voters” in Bozeman, Montana. [read post]
13 Sep 2019, 3:00 am
Under the proposed rules, certain tax-exempt groups – including groups such as the National Rifle Association, as well as labor unions and business leagues – would no longer be required to provide the names and addresses of major donors on annual tax forms. [read post]
12 Jul 2019, 3:00 am
There are just more Democratic than Republican women among registered voters, and President Trump, who is less popular among women than among men, has not helped. [read post]
