Letters to the Editor, Editorials and Commentaries
May 5, 2010
"Entenza
wants debates" on MPR's Polinaut with LWV Minnesota's response
March 18, 2010
LWV Minnesota Supports Proposed
Unallotment Legislation HF2866
March 18, 2010
LWVMN Statement in Response
to "Tea Party Patriots" on Judicial Elections HF224/SF70
May 22, 2009
Minnesota Deserved
Better
Commentary by LWVMN Co-Presidents Judy Stuthman and Vivian Jenkins Nelsen
Sent to the Star Tribune
June 20, 2008
Editorial on Election
Judges
Sent to the Star Tribune
April 8, 2008
Maintaining Judicial
Independence in Minnesota
February 24, 2008
LWVMN Editorial on
Judicial Selection
January 17, 2008
The Why and How of Attending
a Precinct Caucus
Article by LWV Duluth President Deb Ortman
Budgeteer News
October 24, 2006
Opinion Piece on Keeping
an eye on the machines that count Minnesotans' votes
St. Paul Pioneer Press
May 30, 2006
Minnesota's judicial races
to become much more political
Minnesota Women's Press Commentary
March 21, 2006
Voting Law Change Would Erect
Barriers
November 27, 2005
Voting Systems
April 27, 2005
Public Financing for
State Candidates
March 23, 2005
Breaking the Budget Deadlock
March 9, 2005
Clean Air Act Prevails
December 7, 2004
Minnesota's Budget
Problem
October 15, 2004
Betty McCollum and the 4th
District Congressional Debate
September 3, 2004
Livestock Advisory Task
Force Report
August 26, 2004
84 Years of Suffrage
May 18, 2004
Civility in Politics—Who's Responsible?
March 31, 2004
Initiative and Referendum
October 1, 2003
Protecting the Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge
August 8, 2003
Report on Minnesota's
Judicial Selection System
August 1, 2003
Our Democracy, Our Airwaves
Act
June 2, 2003
Help America Vote Act
May 8, 2003
Fair and Clean Elections
February 25, 2003
Budget Crisis
February 11, 2003
Suspension of Legislative TV Coverage
February 11, 2003
Title IX
January 16, 2003
Judicial Endorsements
December 3, 2002
2002 Debates
September 12, 2002
National Civic
Participation Week
January 7, 2002
Response to George
Will commentary on Judicial Elections
September 17, 2001
September 11 Tragedy
April 3, 2001
Campaign Finance Reform
Bill
June 25, 2000
Judicial Endorsements
February 27, 2000
Opposition to Restructuring
the Minnesota Legislature to a Single House
December 3, 1999
Civic Participation
November 11, 1998
Criteria for Inclusion
of Candidates in Debates
November 8, 1998
State Government
Reform
June 25, 1997
Campaign Finance Reform
Letters to Public Officials
March 18, 2010
Letter sent to Rep.
Phyllis Kahn Supporting HF2577
March 8, 2010
Letter sent to Sen.
Ann Rest Opposing SF2888
February 3, 2010
Letter sent to Stuart
Arkley and Jon K. Ahlness on the NorthMet Project Draft Environmental Impacts
Statement (October 2009)
December 18, 2009
Letter sent to
Judge Manuel J. Cervantes on Permanent Rules Relating to Elections
February 16, 2009
Letter sent
to Speaker of the House Margaret Anderson Kelliher on closing the gun show loophole
February 16, 2009
Letter sent to Senator
Ann Rest Supporting a constitutional amendment that would change the way we
elect judges
February 2, 2009
Letter sent to Representative
Ken Eken Supporting the Toxic Free Kids Act
May 6, 2008
Letter sent
to Representative Tony Sertich in Support of Placing a Constitutional Amendment
on the Ballot to Allow the Legislature to Call a Special Session
March 6, 2008
Letter sent to Senator
John Marty on the Increase in the Gas-Tax Diversion From the Highway Fund to
the DNR's ATV Fund
March 3, 2008
Letter sent to Senator
Jim Vickerman on Agricultural Pesticide Application Information Access
February 16, 2008
Letter sent to Senator
John Marty Supporting SF2324 Minnesota Health Care Act
April 29, 2005
Letter sent to Senator Linda
Berglin supporting MinnesotaCare
March 14, 2005
Letter to the Senate Environment
Committee on Off-Highway Vehicle Damage
March 4, 2005
Proposed Amendment
to the MN Constitution Same Sex Marriage
February 21, 2005
Support for the Clean Water
Legacy Act
July 15, 2004
Proposed Election
Rules and Request For a Public Hearing
April 15, 2004
Opposition
to the Proposed Amendment to the Constitution to Ban Same-Sex Marriage
July 7, 2003
Help America Vote Act (HAVA)
Plan
May 2, 2003
Balanced Approach to the Budget
Situation
Press and News Releases
April 28, 2010
Common Cause and
League of Women Voters call on Leadership to Address Campaign Finance Reform
May 16, 2009
League of Women Voters Minnesota
Holds MN-Powered Convention
January 26, 2009
League of Women Voters Minnesota
Opposes Photo Identification Requirement for Voting
September 23, 2008
League of Women Voters of
Minnesota Education Fund Statement Regarding the 2008 US Senate Debates
August 26, 2008
League of Women Voters
of Minnesota Marks Anniversary of the 19th Amendment
May 20, 2008
League of Women Voters
Minnesota
Registers Over Ten Thousand New Citizens to Vote
February 22, 2008
League of Women
Voters Minnesota Supports Merit Selection
and Retention Elections for Judges in Minnesota
May 22, 2007
Rosemary
Guttormsson Honored by League of Women Voters
May 22, 2007
Florence
Sprague Honored by League of Women Voters
May 21, 2007
Carol Frisch
of Edina Honored by League of Women Voters Minnesota
May 17, 2007
Report on Supreme Court
Elections Highlights Proposed Judicial Selection Reforms in Minnesota
February 2, 2007
Indians in Minnesota
5th Edition now available
November 11, 2006
Results From Minnesota's
Historic First Post Election Review
October 13, 2006
Live Televised Debates Among
Gubernatorial and U.S. Senate Candidates
Sponsored by the League of Women Voters and 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS
May 19, 2005
LWVMN Adopts New Study of
Minnesota Government Agencies
May 19, 2005
Judy Duffy Honored by League
of Women Voters
May 19, 2005
Ann Berry Honored by League
of Women Voters
March 23, 2005
LWVMN 2005 Convention
in Rochester
October 7, 2004
LWVMN's Alternative Voting
Systems: Facts and Issues Report
October 7, 2004
LWVMN's Election 2004 Voter
Service Projects
May 6, 2004
Clouds on the Horizon:
Is Minnesota Prepared for a Smooth Election?
September 27, 2004
Secretary of State
Kiffmeyer, League of Women Voters Issue Alert: Voter Registration Scam
August 26, 2003
LWVMN to Study Election
Reform
July 9, 2004
LWVMN Education Fund Announces
Televised Congressional Candidate Debates 2004
June 12, 2003
Judy Stuthman Wins League
Hope Washburn Award
March 22, 2002
LWVMN Education Fund Sponsors
Forum on Africa
September 24, 2001
Immigration in Minnesota
Focus of Major Study
September 19, 2000
LWVMNEF Launches Democracy Network
(DNet)
February 7, 2000
LWVMN opposes restructuring
the Minnesota Legislature to a Single House
May 18, 1999
Skills for Democracy Curricula
June 1, 1998
LWVMN made principal sponsor of the Minnesota Compact
Magazine and Newspaper Articles
Speeches
Testimony
May 5, 2010
Statement
on Campaign Finance Reform prepared for the Senate State and Local Government
Operations and Oversight Committee
March 4, 2010
Testimony to
the House State and Local Government Operations Reform Committee in Support
of Appointment/Retention Election for Judges" by Keesha Gaskins
February 15, 2010
Testimony to the Senate
State and Local Government Operations and Oversight Committee in Support of
Early Voting by Laura Wang
February 27, 2009
Statement for the Senate
Subcommittee on Elections supporting SF970, Early Voting Authorization by
Gwen Myers
February 12, 2009
House State and Local Government
Operations Reform, Technology and Elections Committee by Keesha Gaskins
March 13, 2008
House Public
Safety Committee by Vivian Jenkins Nelsen
February 4, 2008
Judicial Selection
by Helen Palmer
March 6, 2007
Non-Partisan
Election Judges by Ady Wickstrom
April 4, 2006
Marriage Amendment
Bill
March 29, 2006
Opposition to HF3630
Bill on Mental Health
April 22, 2005
"Dream Act" for Immigrant
Higher Education
April 12, 2005
Funding for Bridges
Housing
April 6, 2005
Education Basic Formula
April 6, 2005
Changes to Feedlot
Permitting
April 5, 2005
Right of Voters to
Vouch for Others
March 30, 2005
Classification of Feedlot
Data
March 10, 2005
Funding for Bridges
Housing
February 21, 2005
Fair and Clean Elections
February 2, 2005
Governor's Livestock
Advisory Task Force and the Citizen Task Force
January 25, 2005
Request for an Environmental
Impact Statement for Heartland Energy and Recycling, LLC
December 16, 2004
Changes to
Environmental Review Rules
February 14, 2004
Initiative and Referendum
May 11, 2004
Elections and the Help America
Vote Act (HAVA)
March 13, 2001
Redistricting
February 7, 2000
Opposition to a Unicameral
Legislature
