National Voter articles from October 2008

National Voter archives from October 2008

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...

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

An open letter to the next President; Agenda for a new Administration.(Cover story)
October 1, 2008... As the League of Women Voters looks to January 20, 2009, we see hard work ahead for the next President of the United States. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Over the years, America's leaders have allowed crucial problems confronting our country...

Climate change.
October 1, 2008... What We Must Do: We can protect our communities and the world from the effects of global climate change. But we must act now--before it's too late. We must reduce global warming right now by capping harmful pollution. At the same time, we...

Health care.
October 1, 2008... What We Must Do: America is facing a health care crisis caused by a combination of skyrocketing costs and an insurance system that leaves 47 million of us without any coverage. We must make quality, affordable health care available to all...

Immigration.(immigrants in the U.S.)
October 1, 2008... What We Must Do: President John F. Kennedy once called America "a society of immigrants, each of whom had begun life anew, on an equal footing." Today, America's immigration system is broken. Too many unauthorized immigrants are living and...

Tax Policy.(U.S. tax policy)
October 1, 2008... What We Must Do: The United States is hailed as a land of opportunity, a place where anyone can succeed, provided they work hard and play by the rules. For too many Americans, however, this vision has become an unattainable dream--not...

Hill Bulletin.(League of Women Voters)
October 1, 2008... As the 110th Congress draws to a close, action is still pending on a number of League priority issues, and it's time for a quick retrospective on some others. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Because The National Voter is published just three...

2008--2010 LWVUS officers, Board members and Nominating Committee.(LEAGUE MATTERS)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... NOMINATING COMMITTEE: Robbie Davis, chair, Pamela Goodman and Sandra Powell STATE LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS, 2008-2010: Judy Davis: Illinois, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont Judy Duffy: Colorado, North Dakota, South...

Convention 2008: reaching new heights together.(League of Women Voters)
October 1, 2008... Nearly 800 League members, including voting delegates from 49 states and the District of Columbia, gathered in Portland, OR, to reach new heights together at Convention 2008. From morning to long past sunset, the Portland Hilton corridors...

Help make democracy work on election day.(STEP UP AND DO YOUR PART!)
October 1, 2008... Two weeks before November 4, our Voter Service Hot Line will be in place for the third election this year. Our local PBS station provides its community room and PSAs. More than 85 League volunteers (4-hour shifts throughout the 12-hour day)...

Voter outreach and education.(EDUCATION FUND)
October 1, 2008... As Leagues work on Voter Services activities, we ask that you keep in mind the numerous resources available on our Web site (www.lww.org): the "Freedom of Expression through Film" PSAs; Electing the President, the election information newspaper...

Advocacy.(LEAGUE MATTERS)(League of Women Voters)
October 1, 2008... LWVUS President Mary Wilson, the LWVUS Advocacy staff and the Lobby Corps have been working on the priorities set by the LWVUS Board for 2008. With the Presidential campaigns in full swing the League has taken important action in the area...

2003 tax cuts for wealthy investors are bad for the rest of us.(SOUNDING OFF)
October 1, 2008... In 2003, President Bush and his allies in Congress lowered the top tax rate on capital gains and corporate stock dividends to only 15 percent--less than half the top income tax rate on wages. Supporters of this huge tax break for investment...