LWVF In The News

 

MAY 2012

Cuban Symphony music director Enrique Perez Mesa makes history in U.S. debut with Florida Orchestra
Tampa Bay Times
May 12, 2012

Legislature intentionally delayed Congressional map to get two more years of unfair districts
Gulf Breeze News
May 10, 2012

Imperium Watch: More Bullets, Fewer Ballots
Valley Advocate
May 10, 2012

New voting lines set for 2012 races
WFSU
May 4, 2012

Chicago's New Course Against Voter Suppression
The New Republic
May 2, 2012

FL's Fair Districts improves redistricting process, but state can go further
Bradenton Herald
May 2, 2012

Between Voting Rights and Voting Wrongs
The New York Times
May 1, 2012

 

APRIL 2012

Steve Carter: Stand up for voting rights in Florida
Sun Sentinel
April 26, 2012

A vote for universal registration
The Washington Post
April 24, 2012

Florida group uses State Integrity Investigation to push reform
iWatchNews - The Center for Public Integrity
April 24, 2012

LWV promotes equal pay for women
WFSU
April 18, 2012

Equality Florida hosting gala Tuesday at Old Capitol museum
Tallahassee Democrat
April 15, 2012

Learn the benefits of health care reform
Tampa Bay Times
April 11, 2012

Florida laws erect barriers to voter participation
Tampa Bay Times
April 10, 2012

How to Expand the Voter Rolls
The New York Times
April 7, 2012

Why Isn’t Voter Suppression a Protest Cause?
The New Republic
April 6, 2012

Florida. How Soon We Forget
The New York Times
April 6, 2012

Voter registration groups could sit on registrations before a new law, says RPOF chair Lenny Curry
Politifact
April 6, 2012

Voter ID laws spark heated debate before U.S. election
Reuters
April 5, 2012

Registering to vote isn't as easy as it used to be for high school seniors
Sun-Sentinel
April 4, 2012

League of Women Voters is Hardly Radical
Idaho Mountain Express
April 4, 2012

 

MARCH 2012

No ruling on election laws before August primary?
Orlando Sentinel
March 31, 2012

Florida voting law's bad effects surface
Tampa Bay Times
March 29, 2012

Voter Registration Groups Halt Florida Efforts Due To Anti-Voter Election Law
ThinkProgress.org
March 29, 2012

Florida's new election law blunts voter drives
The New York Times
March, 27, 2012

Justice Department says Florida fails 'burden of proof' on new voting law
Tampa Bay Times
March 25, 2012

The Two-fold Voter Fraud Fraud
Aljazeera
March 19, 2012

Open-door Redistricting
The News Herald
March 17, 2012

Letter: Need more light
Naples Daily News
March 13, 2012

Senate lawyers want court to wait to decide congressional maps until after elections
The Miami Herald
March 12, 2012

Department of Justice seeks trial on Florida’s ‘voter suppression’ law
The Florida Independent
March 5, 2012

Justice Department Seeks Trial on Florida Elections
The New York Times
March 3, 2012

Federal judge reviewing state elections law today
The Florida Independent
March 1, 2012

Voting groups ask judge to block Fla. election law
The Miami Herald
March 1, 2012

People Who Are Destroying America -- Teachers
The Colbert Report
March 1, 2012

 

FEBRUARY 2012

Justices hear Florida redistricting arguments
The Palm Beach Post
February 29, 2012

Florida voter restrictions challenged
Politico
February 29, 2012

Redistricting maps divide Florida Supreme Court
Orlando Sentinel
February 29, 2012

You Gotta Fight for Your Right to Vote
The New York Times
February 28, 2012

Supremes are churning out redistricting orders amid signs of shifting alliances
Orlando Sentinel
February 23, 2012

League of Women Voters Brings Opposition to Legislature to the Capitol
Sunshine State News
February 22, 2012

Gala Honors Florida's Young Leaders
WCTV
February 22, 2012

Another divided opinion on redistricting from the Supremes
The Miami Herald
February 22, 2012

Pensacola councilwoman to be honored in Tallahassee
Pensacola News Journal
February 22, 2012

Ruling suggests Florida Supreme Court may broaden redistricting review
The Palm Beach Post
February 21, 2012

Lawsuits Flying Over Florida's Redistricting
NPR
February 20, 2012

Absolute privilege? Absolutely NOT
The Miami Herald
February 19, 2012

Redistricting battle heads to court with dueling instructions to justices
The Miami Herald
February 17, 2012

Fla. justices urged to limit redistricting review
The Palm Beach Post
February 17, 2012

Legislative redistricting battle goes to Florida Supremes
The Palm Beach Post
February 17, 2012

House committee approves immunity bill
The News-Press
February 16, 2012

Gov. Scott approves congressional districts, triggering new lawsuit
The Palm Beach Post
February 16, 2012

Lawmakers vote to shield themselves from questions
February 16, 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

Blocking the vote
Ms. Magazine
February 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
Orlando Sentinel
January 11, 2012

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