National Voter articles

Recent articles from National Voter

Why you should care.(OUT FRONT.)(on requiring voters to present IDs when voting)
October 1, 2008... I keep hearing people say "Why shouldn't a voter be required to show ID at the polls? After all, I have to show ID to cash a check at the grocery store." League members, everywhere, please, please help me explain to the public why an ID requirement for voters is a BARRIER to voting for...

Greetings from M street!(NEWS FROM M STREET)
October 1, 2008... We returned reenergized from a fruitful Convention 2008 in Portland. And now, as our Web site splash page counts down to November 4, our activity level is high and mainly focused on Election Day and the predicted huge voter turnout. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Although I will highlight...

A call to action: get-out-the-vote & bring in new members.(FIELD SUPPORT/MEMBERSHIP)(on voter education and attracting new members to the League of Women Voters)
October 1, 2008... When I moved to San Francisco, dozens of issues were being settled at the ballot box and each had supporters and opponents with strident, contradictory campaign materials. I struggled to find unbiased analysis and, for the first time in my life, I considered not voting because I felt so...

Communications.(services of the League of Women Voters' Communications Department)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... As the general election approaches, the League's Communications Department continues to reach out to diverse media outlets and leverage existing partnerships to spread the word about the wide range of our election work. We also continue to receive and respond to an escalating number of...

Meet the staff.
October 1, 2008... We welcome Manuela Campbell and Amber Steinmetz who joined our office in June. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Manuela Campbell, LWVEF Global Democracy specialist, supports the Global Democracy program and helps coordinate the Open World Civic Hosting program, which enables delegations of...