National Voter articles from February 2007

National Voter archives from February 2007

When "a little" is "a lot".(League of Women Voters)
February 1, 2007... As we start the New Year, my thoughts turn to the new opportunities, possibilities and challenges the League of Women Voters will face in 2007. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When this issue of The National Voter reaches your hands, the...

Greetings from M Street!(League of Women Voters)(Column)
February 1, 2007... Where did the time go? My previous message went out to you before the general election in November and here we are already into the New Year. So much has happened on M Street in that time! As usual, I'll highlight a few of our ongoing...

Membership/Field Support.(www.lwv.org)(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... The Membership/Field Support Department salutes the League leaders who are diligently updating their membership records in anticipation of the January 31 deadline. Accessible to all League leaders, the online database is a vital asset to the...

Meet the staff.(League of Women Voters)
February 1, 2007... We are pleased to introduce six staff members--four of them are brand new to the League and two are staff members who are now employed in new positions. Luisa Barone joined the League as development assistant in November. She is a 2006...

Communications.(League of Women Voters)(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... The 2006 election season provided numerous visibility opportunities for the LWVUS. As LWVUS President Mary G. Wilson traveled throughout the country on her Public Advocacy for Voter Protection tour (see p. 11), she gained press coverage on a...

U.S. immigration: a historical perspective.(Column)
February 1, 2007... Few subjects in the U.S. are as controversial as immigration or have as contentious a history. Immigration scholars Simon and Lynch (1) suggest that Americans view immigration with "rose-colored glasses turned backwards," with positive...

Presidential signing statements: above the law?
February 1, 2007... That final flourish of the presidential pen has a certain magic to it. Seated in the Rose Garden, television cameras recording every movement and every spoken word, the President of the United States performs an act of transformation. What was...

Traveling to protect the voter.(League of Women Voters)(Column)
February 1, 2007... During the six weeks prior to the November election, I had the privilege and pleasure of working directly with the Leagues that were carrying out our very important Public Advocacy for Voter Protection project. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

Hill bulletin.(League of Women Voters)
February 1, 2007... This National Voter will reach your mailbox as the LWVUS Board meets to consider the League's legislative priorities for this 110th Congress. Because The National Voter is published just three times yearly, we strongly urge you to check the...

League matters.(League of Women Voters Education Fund)
February 1, 2007... EDUCATION FUND VOTER OUTREACH AND EDUCATION VOTE411.org, the LWVEF one-stop shop for election information, was a resounding success! Hosted by Yahoo!, Vote411.org provided comprehensive nationwide election information about ID requirements,...

League matters.(League of Women Voters of the United States)
February 1, 2007... ADVOCACY Leading up to the 2006 federal elections, and in the lame-duck session following, the LWVUS Advocacy staff continued to implement and defend the Democracy Agenda, along with other priorities for the 109th Congress set by the LWVUS...

Resolve to make a difference in 2007: by Carol Reimers, LWVUS board membership/League development chair.(League of Women Voters of the United States)
February 1, 2007... I'm going to exercise 30 minutes a day. This is my New Year's resolution--one of them anyhow. It is, as you may know from personal experience, a challenge. It requires physical and emotional stamina, commitment and follow-through, but the...

Arizona shows the way: merit selection of judges.(Column)
February 1, 2007... An impartial court system is a vital component of our democracy. In order to preserve the balance of power among the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government, our courts must be free from political interference. ...