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Indiana Voter ID Declared Unconstitutional
by the Indiana Court of Appeals

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.

    Continued here.


  • 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.

    Continued here.

  • 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

 



  • Check these three sites for non-partisan information on candidates.



    Link to Vote411 ( www.vote411.org )


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




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