Is the League of Women doing anything to increase voter registration and turnout?
LWVUS was a big proponent of Motor Voter and HAVA laws to encourage and simplify voter registration. And at state and national levels we continue to work through advocacy and through lawsuits to strike down barriers to voting. For example, we argue against multiple and complex ID requirements that discourage low income and young voters who are most mobile and least likely to have current address IDs. Often these requirements have more negative impact in discouraging legitimate voters than positive impact in preventing fraud. At the local level, we provide training and assistance and volunteers for voter registration drives at all kinds of public events. This time of year, our speakers bureau does a lot of group meetings explaining how to use voting equipment and why it is important to vote. I’d like to believe that our emphasis on clean politics, good public policy and clear information also gives people an incentive to get involved. -Rina Saperstein, LWVCA President 5. What would you
