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2 Feb 2012, 9:12 am
Citing the onerous new rules, many groups, including the League of Women Voters, have stopped registering voters in the state. [read post]
31 Jan 2012, 1:22 pm
(The new rules are so tough that the League of Women Voters has stopped working in Florida.) [read post]
31 Jan 2012, 7:55 am
The American Prospect reports. [read post]
31 Jan 2012, 6:23 am
And in The American Prospect, Abby Rapoport reports on a petition for certiorari filed by the League of Women Voters that argues that gerrymandering in Illinois is an unconstitutional regulation of speech. [read post]
30 Jan 2012, 8:42 am
As we pointed out last week, the right to vote in that state is threatened by a new law that makes it nearly impossible for organizations like the nonpartisan League of Women Voters to register voters. [read post]
27 Jan 2012, 12:19 pm
In Florida, the League of Women Voters was so intimidated, it stopped registering voters. [read post]
27 Jan 2012, 11:24 am
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Now is the time to act,” said League of Women Voters President Elisabeth MacNamara during the forum. [read post]
16 Nov 2011, 10:40 am
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]
9 Nov 2011, 1:59 pm
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
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
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
[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]
