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Fair redistricting needed

...deprives voters of real choices, stifles debate and stunts bi-partisanship. As a long-time member of the League of Women Voters, I want to direct readers' attention to the publication, Shining a Light, (http://www.lwv.org/content...

http://juneauempire.com/letters/2013-06-14/fair-redistricting-needed
Letters
Marjorie Quisenberry Spear

...the Juneau Women's Network, P.E.O. Chapter G, Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary, Juneau Yacht Club, League of Women Voters 2004 Kid's Voting Program and Friends of the Alaska State Museum. Two life experiences were highly significant...

http://www.legacy.com/Link.asp?I=LS000165293775
Fully fund education

The League of Women Voters of Alaska has long held the position that the State of Alaska...financing elementary and secondary schools. We subscribe to the League of Women Voters of the United States national position which emphasizes educational...

http://juneauempire.com/letters/2013-03-27/fully-fund-education
Letters
Voting Rights Act challenged

...approximately 2,400 discriminatory voting changes, including proposed changes in many states as recently as 2012.The League of Women Voters of the United States has a more than 90-year history of defending voting rights and has submitted amicus briefs...

http://juneauempire.com/letters/2013-02-25/voting-rights-act-challenged
Letters
Local doctor named to LWV national board, talks issues

...1965, moved to Juneau and got involved in the League of Women Voters a decade ago, quickly taking on leadership roles...be a person to sit on the national board of the League of Women Voters." Brown said to the crowd of mostly women who...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-01-15/local-doctor-named-lwv-national-board-t
Local
My Turn: The voter's responsibilities

...yes, invoking this fact is meant to appeal to both your logic and your emotions to get you out to the polls.? Andree is a Juneau resident, associate professor of English (retired) and president of the League of Women Voters Juneau.

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2012-10-09/my-turn-voters-responsibilities
Opinion
Secret money in elections

...candidate elections. The Juneau League of Women Voters is proud that Senator Begich...secret money. The National League of Women Voters and the Juneau LWV support...and let the voters decide.League of Women Voters of JuneauMargo Waring, Board...

http://juneauempire.com/letters/2012-07-31/secret-money-elections
Letters
My Turn: Ballot Measure 1: Shall there be a Constitutional Convention?

...of the few states that have this provision.The League of Women Voters of Alaska (LWVAK) believes a constitutional convention...1 on Nov. 6th.? Witt is President of the League of Women Voters of Alaska.

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2012-10-23/my-turn-ballot-measure-1-shall-there-
Opinion
Mayoral race will be contested this year

...day of the municipal candidate filing period in Juneau Monday, the treasurer of Juneau's local chapter of the League of Women Voters jumped into the race to succeed Mayor Bruce Botelho.Cheryl Jebe, a North Douglas resident, retired state employee...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-08-14/mayoral-race-will-be-contested-year
Local
Senate balance of power at stake in election

...benefit from a one-chamber legislature, like Nebraska, which has the nation's only unicameral legislature.The League of Women Voters opposed calling a convention, saying there is an amendment process already in place to change the constitution...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-11-07/senate-balance-power-stake-election
State

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