League of Women Voters of Indiana

The League of Women Voters is where hands-on work to safeguard democracy leads
to civic improvement. Join LWV where leaders are actively engaged in effecting change at the local, state, and national level.

On September 17, 2009, the Indiana Court of Appeals with a unanimous vote filed an opinion stating that the current Indiana Voter ID law is unconstitutional by violating the Equal Privileges and Immunities Clause of the Indiana Constitution, Article 1, Section 23. Read the opinion.

Read more about the Indiana Voter ID law including the law itself, the legal battle in the Supreme Court of the United States, the path it took through the Indiana courts and the next step.

by Karen Kay Leonard, President

When I hear the phrase “the common good,” it inevitably takes my mind to League of Women Voters. In my experience, the League is the only non-faith organization that consistently looks beyond itself when creating positions on issues, striving to understand what would serve the common good.

The common good does not take into account whether my friends or I will make money or lose money if a certain policy is enacted.

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ID behind the ID
by Karen Kay Leonard, LWVIN President

On Sept. 17, 2009, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Indiana's Voter ID law invalid, yet regulations still will require voters to show a photo ID at the polls on Nov. 3. Indiana's voter ID must be issued by the federal or Indiana government and must display a photo, a name reasonably corresponding to that in the poll book, and an expiration date. Granted, since this is the “off year” for elections, fewer voters than usual will be affected by this requirement, but that is no reason to ignore the hurdles one must pass in order to obtain such a document.
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Health Care Reform: No Time for Lies
by Mary Wilson, President, League of Women Voters
Healthcare Issues and the Breath of Life
by Karen Kay Leonard, LWVIN President

READ ARTICLE HERE

Legislative Action Network Week #3
January 18 - 22, 2010
Paulette Vandegriff, LAN Coordinator

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Legislative Action Network Week #2
January 11 - 15, 2010
by Paulette Vandergriff

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Click here to view PDF of 2010 Bill Watch

Legislative Action Network Week #1
January 5-8, 2010
by Paulette Vandergriff

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LWVIN files suit against the constitutionality of the Indiana Voter ID Law!

Read about the LWVIN and LWV of Indianapolis and their action to
declare this law unconstitutional. To learn more about the history and rationale of the complaint filed click here.

On a related issue to the Voter I.D. Law, research on the use and
counting of provisional ballots has recently been published. Read Michael Pitts, IU School of Law Indianapolis, “Documenting Disenfranchisement: Voter Identification at Indiana’s 2008 General Election.”

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Link to Vote411 ( www.vote411.org )

Link to Project Vote Smart
( www.vote-smart.org )

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