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The state’s new law now makes it nearly impossible for individuals like Belinthia Berry and organizations like the non-partisan League of Women Voters to register voters. [read post]
24 Jan 2012, 9:04 pm
That same year, Park became the 1st President of the League of Women Voters, serving till 1924, and in that time successfully lobbying for legislation that benefited women and children. [read post]
13 Jan 2012, 8:05 am by Rick Hasen
Union-Leader: “The New Hampshire League of Women Voters Thursday called on the state Attorney General’s Office for a full-scale prosecution of ‘out-of-state con artists’ for allegedly falsely claiming to be recently deceased New Hampshire residents to obtain their ballots during Tuesday’s presidential primary.” [read post]
12 Jan 2012, 12:48 pm by Joe May
The Campaign Legal Center, Democracy 21, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, the League of Women Voters for the U.S., and other groups are petitioning the White House in order to get President Obama to make new appointments to the Federal Election Commission, which they deem ineffective because of political division. [read post]
20 Dec 2011, 5:21 am by firstamendmentblogger
Last week in Florida the League of Women Voters, Rock the Vote, and Florida PIRG filed suit in federal court charging that the state’s restrictions on voter registration efforts impose an unconstitutional burden on the groups’ rights of expression and... [read post]
15 Dec 2011, 12:01 pm by Rick Hasen
Brennan Center: “On December 15, 2011, the League of Women Voters of Florida, Rock the Vote, and the Florida Public Interest Research Group Education Fund (“PIRG”) filed suit in federal court in Tallahassee challenging Florida’s onerous new restrictions on community-based voter registration drives.” And just so you are not confused: “The League of Women Voters of Florida is also involved in another… [read post]
29 Nov 2011, 10:01 am by Rick Hasen
The subpoenas were issued by a Washington, D.C. law firm that represents the League of Women Voters of Florida and the National Council of La Raza, a Hispanic voter advocacy group. [read post]
28 Nov 2011, 11:26 am by Steve DiJulio
Ed Petersen, school board president, suggested during a meeting Tuesday night that the school district contact a nonpartisan group, such as the League of Women Voters. [read post]
23 Nov 2011, 10:14 am by jarogeti
Now is the time to act,” said League of Women Voters President Elisabeth MacNamara during the forum. [read post]
Elisabeth MacNamara, president of the League of Women Voters, addressed the increased difficulty that her organization has encountered in registering voters in states like Florida that have passed restrictive registration laws. [read post]
The ACLU of Maine and our partners, including the League of Women Voters and the AARP of Maine, will continue to advocate against any barriers to voting. [read post]
3 Nov 2011, 11:53 am by Max Kennerly, Esq.
I highly recommend voters also check out the League of Women Voters’ Smartvoter.org page on Pennsylvania, which lists all of the candidates by county and gives some background, and the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s PA Vote Smart, which has PBA’s evaluation of each state-wide candidate. [read post]
28 Oct 2011, 11:22 am by Matt Pommer
Teacher unions and the League of Women Voters have filed two quixotic lawsuits against laws developed this year by the Republican-controlled state government. [read post]
21 Oct 2011, 9:35 am by Sarah Posner
[JURIST] The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin filed a lawsuit [complaint, text] Thursday in Dane County Circuit Court [official website] challenging Wisconsin's new voter identification law as a violation of the Wisconsin Constitution [text, PDF]. [read post]
18 Oct 2011, 11:26 am by Michael Reiter, Attorney at Law
  The bullet points say: Born and raised in San Bernardino Graduate of San Bernardino Valley College and University of California, Riverside Senior Legislative Assistant for the State of California Assembly Experience with local, county, state and federal legislation, codes and statutes A person of integrity: Selected by Supervisor Josie Gonzales and received the “Herstory  Award” from the SB County Commission on the Status of Women; “Citizen Achievement… [read post]
15 Oct 2011, 5:11 am by Rick Hasen
·         Democracy Network, the nation’s first and largest online source of candidate debates and voter information, which CGS prototyped in 1994, launched in 1996, built a Spanish-language version for Venezuela in 1998, installed in the nation’s first digital cable network, Time Warner’s state-of-the-art “Full Service Network in Orlando, Florida, partnered with AOL and 1998 and 2000 to offer candidate information to… [read post]
10 Oct 2011, 9:05 am by Lovechilde
Tea Partiers have been a mixed blessing for the GOP establishment – a source of new ground troops and energy but also a pain in the assets with regard to attracting independent voters. [read post]
8 Oct 2011, 12:57 pm by Edward A. Fallone
In August 2011, The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin publicly announced its intention to file a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the new Wisconsin Voter ID law. [read post]