Pennsylvania: No Voter Impersonation Problems!
Tags:voting rights, voter id, ID, identification, suppression, VRAThe League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (LWVPA) and other coalition organizations have sued the state of Pennsylvania in an effort...
View ArticleNew Target in Voter ID Battle: 1965 Voting Rights Act
Tags:voter id laws, VRA, Voting Rights Act“A landmark federal law used to block the adoption of state voter identification cards and other election rules now faces unprecedented legal challenges.”URL:...
View ArticleVoting Rights Act: Remember, Celebrate and Protect
Tags:VRA, elections, voter protection, voter photo id, voter registration, VOTE411Editorial Note: This piece was first published on my Huffington Post Blog earlier today.Forty-seven years ago this...
View ArticleCourt to rule on voting rights law
Tags:voting rights, VRA, Voting Rights Act, voter protectionURL: http://www.scotusblog.com/2012/11/court-to-rule-on-voting-rights-law-2/
View ArticleSupreme Court Set to Review Voting Rights Act
Tags:voting rights, SCOTUS, VRA, Voting Rights Act, Supreme CourtFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kelly Ceballoswww.lwv.org...
View ArticleSpeaking Up for Voting Rights
Tags:Voting Rights Act, VRA, SCOTUS, Supreme CourtWith Thanksgiving just a week away and the movie “Lincoln” opening in theaters tomorrow, we might do well to remember that the first Thanksgiving was...
View ArticleMoving Beyond Election Reflections
Tags:voter photo id, voting rights, election 2012, Election Day, disclosure, DISCLOSE Act, Voting Rights Act, VRAOnly a few short weeks have passed since Election Day, but it already feels like a...
View Article2013 – No Rest for the Weary
Tags:voter id, voter photo id, voting rights, voter suppression, U.S. Supreme Court, SCOTUS, Voting Rights Act, VRAVoting rights have been under attack in state legislatures across the country for more...
View ArticleSOTU: Disappointed that President Obama Failed to Call for Bold Action on...
Tags:elections, voting, VRA, Voting Rights Act, NVRA, national voter registration act, voter protection, #SOTUPresident's Address Sets "Strong Course for Nation" on Climate, Immigration and Gun...
View ArticleThe Vote Is the Emblem of Equality -- and Now It is Under Attack
Tags:Huffington post, Voting Rights Act, VRA, Carrie Chapman Catt, Section 5, voter suppression, Shelby County, Alabama v. HolderEDITORIAL NOTE: This blog post was originally published on the...
View ArticleConsequences of Overturning Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 Are Dire
Tags:Voting Rights Act, VRA, President Obama, Section 5, Shelby v. HolderThe following is a statement from Elisabeth MacNamara, President of the League of Women Voters of the U.S.:
View Article2013: Make-or-Break Year for Voting Rights
Tags:Voting Rights Act, VRA, Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder, Supreme Court, national voter registration actEDITORIAL NOTE: This blog post was originally published on the Huffington Post.Voting...
View ArticleSecond Pivotal Voting Rights Case Heads to Supreme Court
Tags:VRA, Voting Rights Act, national voter registration act, NVRA, voter registration drives, Gonzalez“This case puts independent voter registration drives like those conducted by the League squarely...
View ArticleCitizen-Led Voter Registration Drives at Risk in Arizona v. ITCA, Inc.
Tags:national voter registration act, NVRA, VRA, Voting Rights Act, U.S. Supreme Court“Restrictions on the use of the national voter registration application form like those by Arizona make it much...
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Voter Suppression in North Carolina: What’s happening and what it means for...
Tags:voter photo id, North Carolina, LWVNC, League of Women Voters North Carolina, voter suppression, ex-felons, felons, early voting, same-day registration, Sunday voting, tax credits, NVRA, VRA,...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Politicians Target College Students’ Right to Vote
Tags:voter suppression, early voting, North Carolina, VRA, #protectvra, young voters, student votingNorth Carolina Politicians Target College Students’ Right to VoteLeague of Women Voters Calls on...
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#GivingTuesday Snapshot: The League’s Work to Protect Voting Rights
Tags:voter id, voter protection, early voting, Sunday voting, voter photo id, NVRA, Voting Rights Act, VRA, national voter registration actAs we’ve been sharing with you over the past few weeks, the...
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NC Governor: Slashing Early Voting “Compacts the Calendar;" We Call It Voter...
Tags:voter id, voter protection, early voting, Sunday voting, voter photo id, Voting Rights Act, VRANorth Carolina Gov. McCrory alleged that slashing early voting was just a way of “compacting the...
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League Fights to Protect Voting Rights in Ohio
Tags:Voting Rights Act, voter protection, early voting, voter suppression, elections, VRA, absentee votingFollowing similar voter suppression efforts in North Carolina, Wisconsin and elsewhere across...
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On the League's 94th Anniversary, Continuing to Protect the Vote
Tags:voting rights, Voting Rights Act, League history, Huffington post, VRA, Carrie Chapman Catt, voter suppressionNinety-four years after the League was founded, we continue to fight to ensure that...
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