Media Archives

4.20.2010/ Atlanta Journal Constitution
With the Legislature in its 37th day, two groups are kicking up dust over bills that need to be stopped or passed, depending on your point of view. The League of Women Voters is rallying its troops against Gov. Sonny Perdue’s HB 1184, which would allow the purchase of stripped-down health insurance policies from companies in states not subject to Georgia’s coverage mandates. That bill’s in the Senate. (link)

07.05.08
Customize, research your own ballot with voter guide [More]

06.08.08
Senate Forum Press [More]

05.05.08
VOTER ID: Quit making excuses: Get out and Vote The U.S Supreme Court's decision last Monday supporting photo identification at the polls has stirred in me a sense of frustration. [more]

05.15.07
The Washington Post Sing It Again, Ladies, For D.C. Justice I think the world might be a better place if it were run by the League of Women Voters.[more]

04.18.07
The Daily Report Consultants Offer the Latest in Lobbying New hybrid profession exposes murky area of Georgia ethics laws regulating the industry [more]

11.20.06
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
GOP Proposes Voter ID Amendment In the latest attempt to get around complex legal problems, a state legislator wants to ask voters to amend Georgia's Constitution to give lawmakers the power to require photo IDs at the polls...[more]

7.6.06
Georgia Trend Magazine
TRENDUpFRONT: League of Women Voters of Georgia Measured against today's membership, the first meeting of the League of Women Voters of Georgia was a small one. The year was 1920...[more] 6.20.06/ Albany Herald Critics Call for Delay in Enforcing Voter IDs Civil-rights and good-government advocates asked the State Election Board Monday to delay enforcement of Georgia's voter ID law until after next month's primaries. [more/pdf]

4.13.06
Washington Post Official's Article on Voting Law Spurs Outcry When he was a senior lawyer in the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Hans von Speakeasy played a central role in approving a controversial Georgia voter identification program over the objections of staff lawyers...[more/pf]

11.30.2005
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Voter ID law too flawed for repair
When Georgia adopted the most restrictive voter identification law in the country, many critics — among them citizen advocacy groups such as the League of Women Voters, AARP and Common Cause, and even lawyers in the Justice Department — raised concerns about the constitutionality of the requirements..[more/pf]

10.19.2005
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Judge Halts Georgia Voter ID Law
Three weeks before municipal elections will be held statewide, a federal judge has suspended Georgia's new voter ID requirement after finding the law imposes an unconstitutional poll tax and will not effectively combat voter fraud ... [more/pf]

9.20.2005
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Suit Slams Voter ID Law
Voting and civil rights groups launched a legal assault Monday on the state's requirement that Georgians show a government-issued photo ID at the polls — a law they call the most restrictive of its kind in the country ... [more/pf]

7.24.2005 / The New York Times
In Georgia, A Barrier to Voting
To the Editor: Georgia has become the toughest place in America for eligible registered voters to cast their ballots. After a rancorous and racially charged debate... [more/pdf]

6.15.2004 / Atlanta Journal-Constitution
League Still Backs State’s Voting System
The head of Georgia's League of Women Voters said Tuesday the chapter still supports the state's electronic voting system, despite concerns among the group's national membership over the security of such systems. ... [more/pdf]

2.23.2004 / Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Paper Receipts No Guarantee
The Georgia Senate is considering two pieces of legislation requiring paper "receipts" for ballots cast on Georgia's electronic voting machines. Supporters claim that providing voters with an individual paper confirmation of their ballot is necessary to safeguard our election system. ... [more/pdf]

Press Releases:

02.03.2010
CONGRESS MUST ACT QUICKLY IN AFTERMATH OF CITIZENS UNITED DECISION

09.08.2009
League of Women Voter of Carrollton/ Carroll Meet the League

02.05.2009
League of Women Voters of Georgia Legislative Day

06.05.2008
Five Democrats Participate in U.S. Senate Candidate Forum

01.24.2007
League Supports Judicial Election Reform Legislation

02.14.2006
League Celebrates 86 Years of Making Democracy Work

01.26.2006
New Voter ID Law Signed: League of Women Voters Raises Serious Issues

10.19.2005
Injunction Secured for November 8th Election

09.20.2005
League Announces Federal Law Suit

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