National Voter articles from September 1 2002

National Voter archives from September 1 2002

Feed back.
September 1, 2002... FROM OUR READERS We want to hear from you. Send your comments, observations, questions and criticisms by mail, fax or e-mail to: The National Voter, c/o League of Women Voters, 1730 M St., NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036-4508. Fax:...

Creating our future. (Out Front).
September 1, 2002... Thank you for entrusting me with the leadership of this extraordinary organization. In Ralph Nader's words, "I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers." As I take on this role...

Campaign 2002: five hot Senate races.
September 1, 2002... Nothing raises the stakes for voting like the prospect of a shift in partisan power. So November 5, 2002 has been circled in red on political calendars since the 2000 elections left the U.S. Senate split down the middle, 50 to 50. ...

New voters: shadow falls between registration and voting.
September 1, 2002... No one has to nudge Melanie Campbell to get out and vote. Her political-participation wakeup call came when she was 18, a young African-American woman newly enrolled at Clark College in Atlanta. The year was 1979 and despite her father's death,...

Judicial elections: judicial independence at risk.
September 1, 2002... A commitment to preserving the uniquely American judiciary is nothing new for Americans. One of the charges against King George in the Declaration of Independence was that "He has made Judges dependent on His will alone, for the Tenure of their...

Making democracy work: it's up to us! (Convention 2002).(Abstract)
September 1, 2002... The warm sands and scenic views of Miami Beach, Florida welcomed the more than 700 members representing every state and the District of Columbia to the League's 45th biennial convention celebration on June 15-18, 2002 at the Fontainebleau...

League members approve new international relations positions. (Report on Trade and UN Updates).
September 1, 2002... During the 2000-2002 biennium, League members tackled two hotly-debated international topics--trade policy and the International Criminal Court (a component of the UN update). In doing so, they also initiated a program of systematic review and...

The Barbara Stuhler e-Library. (News From M Street).
September 1, 2002... The genesis of the Barbara Stuhler e-Library dates back to the Vision 2000 Campaign when a group of women decided to honor Barbara Stuhler by naming a library at the national office in Washington, DC, after her. They envisioned a library that...

Top issues in Campaign 2002.
September 1, 2002... Rarely has there been a mid-term election of such importance but with so much uncertainty as this 2002 election. As the dead-heat 2000 presidential election revealed, America is in a period of partisan equilibrium. Polls show the electorate...

Here comes the sun: renewable sources of energy--the time has come.
September 1, 2002... Energy policy became a hot issue when electricity prices skyrocketed and blackouts occurred in the West in 2000; then came the Enron debacle and concerns about national security after 9/11. Whether or not Congress passes comprehensive energy...

Monitoring your polling place: election 2002-leagues in action. (At Issue).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Having worked hard to register new voters and educate all voters on voting procedures, the candidates and issues prior to Election Day, state and local Leagues do not stop there. Across the nation on Election Day, our state and local Leagues...

Election reform--top priority; president Bush signs campaign finance reforms into law. (Hill Bulletin).(Pres. George W. Bush)
September 1, 2002... The League and other reformers achieved a major victory when campaign finance reform legislation, banning soft-money contributions and limiting special-interest funding of sham issue ads, was signed into law And now, the Senate and House...

Election 2002--students in action. (Sounding off).
September 1, 2002... Media and political pundits would have you believe that youth are apathetic slackers who don't care about politics or their civic responsibility. It's well documented that 18-through 24-year-olds make up 22 percent of the voting electorate; yet...