THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS

OF RADNOR TOWNSHIP

2012 LWV ACTION

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Pennsylvania Senate, 2012, takes up voter ID In the next few weeks the PA Senate will vote on an amended Voter ID Bill (HB934). The most important argument is that Pennsylvanians can't afford this bill and there are much less costly ways to prevent fraud. We must protect our Constitutional right to vote and not add costly burdens to the voting process. Taxpayer money should not be spent this way when there isn't enough money for schools and crumbling infrastructure. Please help us! Call your PA senator today and use the talking points on the website. Visit your Senator's office. If you have time, cut and paste a sample letter and send it from your own e-mail or postal address. Ask others to join in this effort! Your voice is essential. Please contact your Senator now!

National Popular Vote Debate

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The Prez Says:

From Elizabeth McNamara, LWVUS President

Our examination of this year’s election has brought to light two major players during this election season that demand our immediate attention: secret money and incivility.

When the Supreme Court ruled on the Citizens United case earlier this year, huge amounts of secret money were turned loose in American politics. Congress’ failure to act and pass the DISCLOSE Act only added to this problem.

As a result, not surprisingly, voters were overwhelmed by millions of dollars in negative ads this year but didn’t know who paid for many of them. Leagues across the country have been calling on their elected officials to support the DISCLOSE Act, which would require corporations and unions to disclose the dollars they spend in elections.

With the 2012 presidential election season having already begun on November 3, the League will continue to address the other major issue this election season — incivility. The tone of the 2010 campaign exhibited a disturbingly new low in American politics. Not only was this evident in the expensive advertising, but we also saw it in candidate debates and forums and in the public discourse.

As we have for the past 90 years, the League will continue to help our fellow citizens discuss the issues in a civil and fact-based way and fight for transparency, accountability, and disclosure in America’s elections!

Voters, not money, should be at the center of our democracy.