National Voter articles from June 2006

National Voter archives from June 2006

Reflections.(League of Women Voters)(Column)
June 1, 2006... Thank you for the honor of serving as your president. In this, my last column, I'd like to reflect on some accomplishments of the past four years, and share thoughts about the challenges facing us as we work to fulfill our mission as a voice...

Greetings from M Street!(League of Women Voters)
June 1, 2006... I am looking forward to meeting many of you at the League's 47th National Convention in Minneapolis, June 9-13. It is just a few weeks away! Right now on M Street, besides our usual range of activities, we are in the midst of final...

Communications.(League of Women Voters helped by Communications Department for promotions)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... The Communications Department works closely with every other LWVUS/EF department to promote and support the organization's priorities. Our press coverage continues to be strong. LWVUS President Kay J. Maxwell was quoted in a Salt Lake Tribune...

Meet the staff.(Theresa Cummings )
June 1, 2006... We welcomed Theresa Cummings to the staff in early spring. She is the voice you hear and the face that greets you when you call or visit the League office on M Street. Theresa is a native of Boston. She has a BA in International Relations and...

In memoriam.(African Development Foundation's Willie Campbell)(Obituary)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... In February, the League mourned the loss of Willie Campbell, one of our longtime League leaders. Campbell's efforts to advance the League's mission began 61 years ago when she helped establish the Indianapolis LWV. In later years, she described...

Membership/Field Support.(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... The Membership/Field Support Department thanks all League leaders who diligently updated their membership records in anticipation of the January 31 deadline. This second year using the online membership database was the smoothest reporting...

Thinking outside the ballot box.
June 1, 2006... With 110 stores and a 600-seat food court, the Galleria at Sunset has become a wildly popular place to shop among residents of Henderson, NV, and nearby Las Vegas. It also has become a wildly popular place to vote. In the two weeks leading up...

New barriers to voting: eroding the right to vote.
June 1, 2006... Many states have developed laws, rules or procedures that limit access to the ballot box. And this has happened while countless citizens are working to engage their neighbors in democracy. The 2004 election season saw more efforts to register...

Voting Rights Act reauthorization: what you need to know.
June 1, 2006... The League of Women Voters recognized during its inception that the way to fulfill the promise of our democracy was to make it work for all citizens--that mission and commitment remain as vital today as ever. Together, LCCR and the League have...

Hill Bulletin.(election reform )
June 1, 2006... This year, the LWVUS Board recommitted to the Democracy Agenda, adding lobbying and ethics reform and the reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act to the existing priorities: election reform, campaign finance reform, redistricting and civil...

Education fund.(League of Women Voters)
June 1, 2006... ELECTION REFORM The League's Education Fund recently received funding from the government of the District of Columbia to undertake a year-long program of citizen education and outreach to build awareness of District of Columbia citizens'...

Advocacy.(League of Women Voters)
June 1, 2006... In a climate of increasing partisanship and scandal in Washington, DC, the LWVUS Advocacy staff has been working to implement and defend the Democracy Agenda. The League Board recommitted to the Democracy Agenda this year, adding lobbying and...

Roadmap to membership growth.(League of Women Voters)
June 1, 2006... We are a membership organization and our grassroots sets us apart from other organizations. We say and hear this time and again, but we need to remind ourselves once more that we are one of the few national organizations that can boast a truly...

LWVUS nominations 2006-2008: officers, directors and nominating committee.(League of Women Voters)
June 1, 2006... NOMINATED OFFICERS Mary G. Wilson, LWVUS president Biography: LWVUS/EF Board member/trustee, Advocacy Committee chair, 2004-06. LWVNM president, 1999-01. 20-year LWV member; past experience on local and state LWV boards include...

Not business as usual.(members of Congress on their poltical campaigns)
June 1, 2006... In an ideal world, members of Congress would dine every day with a single mother struggling to pay for child care or a person who just lost a job and has no health insurance. Members of Congress would fly coach, rather than fancy corporate...