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LWVF In The News

FEBRUARY 2012


Florida State Senator says she will testify on controversial elections law
The American Independent
February 10, 2012

Dockery Hopes 5th times the charm for passage of her ethics bill
Politics in Polk
February 7, 2012

Strange fruit redux?
February 5, 2012
Op Ed News

My Word: Lawmakers owe citizens more respect
Orlando Sentinel
February 5, 2012

JANUARY 2012

Sunshine State News a sponsor of LWVF February Gala
Sunshine State News
January 26, 2012

Contentious voting law to face hearing in Tampa
Tampa Bay Online
January 22, 2012

Elections supervisor testifies in voting case
Florida Keys News
January 22, 2012

League of Women Voters of Florida Offers Voting Tips Before Presidential Primary
The Weekly Challenger
January 20, 2012

Florida’s election laws are slipping backward
The Winter Park Observer
January 18, 2012

Fair Districts coalition slaps back: Senate criticism is a smoke screen
The Miami Herald
January 17, 2012

Senate Scheduled to Vote on New Controversial Redistricting Maps Tuesday 
WJHG
January 16, 2012

League of Women Voters, Democratic Party, drew new redistricting maps - then withdrew them 
Orlando Sentinel
January 11, 2012

Florida Early Voting Limits Could Negatively Affect Blacks, Latinos 
Huffington Post
January 4, 2012

 

December 2011

Lawmakers Watching What They Say on Redistricting
The Ledger
December 23, 2011

More trouble for election law
Herald-Tribune
December 20, 2011

Florida Citizens Groups Take Voting Rights Battle to Court 
BET
December 20, 2011

Fla. election law misses mark, rights groups say
The Examiner
December 16, 2011

Voter groups sue state over new election law
The Palm Beach Post
December 16, 2011

ACLU of Florida, League of Women Voters, others sue over new voter registration rules
The Florida Independent
December 15, 2011

New voting restrictions recall days of Jim Crow
The Florida Times-Union
December 11, 2011

State lawmaker revives ‘Mickey Mouse’ argument to defend new elections rules
The Florida Independent
December 9, 2011

League of Women Voters Say Voter Fraud is Rare
The Colorado Independent
December 5, 2011