Press Coverage
2020
November
November 3, 2020 – Star Tribune
Take heart: American democracy has been through a lot
November 3, 2020 – INFORUM
Moorhead exhibit highlights the fight for women's voting rights
November 2, 2020 – Martinsville Bulletin
Legal uncertainty fuels lines at Minnesota polling stations
October
October 31, 2020 – Star Tribune
Reaching every Minnesota voter, when every vote counts
October 31, 2020 – The Journal
Things have changed — Too late to vote by mail this year
October 30, 2020 – SC Times
Judicial races, local and statewide, on the ballot for Central Minnesotans
October 29, 2020 – MPR News
Ballot segregation case lands before Minnesota Supreme Court
October 29, 2020 – WCCO
Judge Bars Atlas Aegis From Placing Armed Agents Near Minn. Polling Locations
October 27, 2020 – The Free Press
MSU profs: 2020 victor less likely to be known on election night
October 23, 2020 – NBC News
Minnesota AG investigates company accused of recruiting armed guards for Election Day
October 23, 2020 – KTTC
Voter suppression? Minnesota attorney general blocks potential intimidation attempt
October 22, 2020 – Salon.com
Trump camp denies it hired armed men at Florida polling place who claimed they were sent by campaign
October 22, 2020 – Star Tribune
Minnesota senior home residents struggle to vote amid the pandemic, lockdown rules
October 21, 2020 – ABC News
Minnesota AG launches investigation into company accused of hiring armed guards as poll watchers
October 20, 2020 – Star Tribune
Attorney General Keith Ellison probes firm hiring armed guards for Minnesota polling sites
October 20, 2020 – MinnPost
Groups sue to block hiring ex-special forces members to monitor Minnesota voting
October 20, 2020 – Minnesota Reformer
Lawsuit seeks court order prohibiting armed ex-soldiers outside Minnesota polling places
October 20, 2020 – Sojourners
Group sued after recruiting armed ‘security’ for Minneapolis polling places
October 20, 2020 – Courthouse News Service
Plan for Armed Guards at Minnesota Polling Sites Spurs Lawsuit
October 20, 2020 – KFGO 790
Warnings in Michigan, Minnesota over guns at polling places on Election Day
October 20, 2020 – Bloomberg Law
Security Firm Sued Over Plans to Deploy Ex-Soldiers to Polls
October 13, 2020 – Pioneer PBS
Welcoming America [Video]
October 9, 2020 – The Journal
LWV provides Voter Education Tool VOTE411
October 6, 2020 – The Journal
Voting from home
September
September 30, 2020 – Minnesota Reformer
Wanted: Election judges (GOP especially)!
September 22, 2020 – The Journal
National Voter Registration Day (LTE)
September 15, 2020 – West Central Tribune
League of Women Voters encourages Minnesotans to vote by mail
September 8, 2020 – MinnPost
Mabeth Hurd Paige was one of the first four women elected to the Minnesota Legislature
September 5, 2020 – Mankato Free Press
League of Women Voters work to educate
September 4, 2020 – The Journal
League of Women Voters New Ulm announces candidate forums
September 3, 2020 – West Central Tribune
Voters face a choice between familiar or new in House 17A, 17B races
September 2, 2020 – Mille Lacs Messenger
Historical Society exhibit on women’s voting earns an ‘A’
September 2, 2020 – Sun Current
Edina celebrates women's suffrage
August
August 31, 2020 – Mankato Free Press
League of Women Voters partners with nonprofits to educate about absentee voting
August 27, 2020 – The Journal
Right to vote commemorated
August 26, 2020 – MinnPost
League of Women Voters has evolved toward greater diversity and inclusion
August 26, 2020 – Anoka County Union Herald
League of Women Voters Now Conducting Virtual Forums
August 25, 2020 – Fillmore County Journal
Glasoe and Meighen – local women involved in the 19th Amendment
August 25, 2020 – The Journal
Women’s Equality Day
August 24, 2020 – Mankato Free Press
Our View: Voting rights more important than ever
August 23, 2020 – Star Tribune
Pushing that boulder up the hill (19th amendment, 100 years later)
August 23, 2020 – Mankato Free Press
19th Amendment hits 100th anniversary; voting remains vital
August 12, 2020 – KARE11
'Votes for Women' | Online exhibit to honor Minnesota women's rights heroines
August 12, 2020 – Attorney at Law Magazine
The 19th Amendment Anniversary: Meet Several Women of Color Who Led the Way to Voting Rights in Minnesota
Summer 2020 – North Kato Magazine
Census Q&A with Lynn Solo, President of LWV St. Peter Area
July
July 24, 2020 – Anoka County Union Herald
Candidate Forums Available Online
July 23, 2020 – The Journal
Council candidates face off in LWV forum
July 23, 2020 – Sun Current
Letter: Vote from home this year
July 10, 2020 – Brainerd Dispatch
Simon: Minn. needs more mail voting, election judges come Election Day
July 6, 2020 – The Circle: Native American News and Arts
Natives face obstacles to voting most everywhere. Is MN different?
July 4, 2020 – Twin Cities Pioneer Press
During the pandemic, voter registrations fell off a cliff in Minnesota
July 2, 2020 – Park Rapids Enterprise
Rep. Green should know how Minnesota protects elections
July 1, 2020 – Sun Sailor
Eden Prairie teen’s mission is to increase the number of registered voters
June
June 29, 2020 – Mankato Free Press
Absentee voting just got easier with witness waiver
June 26, 2020 – MinnPost
From witness waivers to sanitized pens, what voting — and campaigns — are going to look like in Minnesota in 2020
June 25, 2020 – KNSI Radio
Legal wrangling continues over mail-in ballot witness requirement
June 25, 2020 – Public News Service
MN Waives Mail-in Ballot Witness Requirement This Summer
June 24, 2020 – MPR News
Secretary of State Simon waives witness rule for primary absentee ballots
June 24, 2020 – Star Tribune
Minnesota secretary of state says state will waive mail-in ballot witness requirement
June 23, 2020 – Courthouse News Service
Federal Judge Won’t Sign Off on Relaxed Minnesota Absentee Ballot Rules
June 23, 2020 – Associated Press
Judges differ on Minnesota absentee ballot witness mandate
June 23, 2020 – Anoka County Union Herald
Column: Work to preserve water resources continues
June 20, 2020 – Brainerd Dispatch
Brainerd police chief talks ‘bad-apples’, challenges of local law enforcement
June 18, 2020 – Courthouse News Service
Republicans Intervene in Minnesota Absentee Ballot Provision
June 18, 2020 – MinnPost
Secretary of state agrees to deal on absentee ballots; Republicans cry foul
June 17, 2020 – Associated Press
Minnesota waives absentee ballot witness signature mandate
(Also available from The New York Times and The Washington Post)
June 17, 2020 – Minnesota Reformer
Easier absentee mail voting coming to August primary election amid pandemic
June 17, 2020 – MPR News
GOP lawmakers blast Secretary of State Simon for deal in voting lawsuits
June 17, 2020 – Star Tribune
Minnesota waives absentee ballot witness signature mandate
June 12, 2020 – MinnPost
Trio of lawsuits challenge Minnesota absentee balloting requirements amid COVID-19
May
May 19, 2020 – Star Tribune
League of Women Voters challenges Minnesota absentee voting witness rule
May 11, 2020 – KSTP 5 Eyewitness News
Vaccinating Misinformation: Past outbreak highlights dangers of current 'info-demic'
May 8, 2020 – The Bemidji Pioneer
Minn. advocates say more needs to be done to pr
May 8, 2020 – The Bemidji Pioneer
Minn. advocates say more needs to be done to protect voters during coronavirus pandemic
(Also available from the Duluth News Tribune)
April
Article by Michelle Witte, published in Attorney At Law Magazine
Votes for Women – 100 Years Later
March
March 9, 2020 – Duluth News Tribune
Reader's View: Voter ID, provisional ballots wrong for Minnesota
March 5, 2020 – KEYC News Now
Blue Earth County Historical Society commemorates 19th Amendment, Women’s History Month
March 2, 2020 – RiverTowns
Area lawmakers talk coronavirus, census at League of Women Voters panel
February
February 18, 2020 – Northfield News
Standoff looms over election security, provisional ballots
February 17, 2020 – The UpTake
The Future of Minneapolis Neighborhood Organizations
February 14, 2020 – Mankato Free Press
Precinct caucuses coming up Tuesday
February 14, 2020 – The Center Square Minnesota
Minnesota lawmakers look to voter privacy bill
February 12, 2020 – WJON Radio (St. Cloud)
Local organization stresses importance of upcoming Census
February 11, 2020 – White Bear Press
‘A mighty political experiment’ turns a century old
February 3, 2020 – KIMT3 News (Rochester)
League of Women Voters presents on redistricting in Minnesota
January
January 13, 2020 – The Journal (New Ulm)
Census, legislative issues in spotlight at league forum
January 11, 2020 – KEYC Mankato News
League of Women Voters discuss census and upcoming legislative session
January 10, 2020 – ABC Newspapers
Anoka County Library: Votes for women
January 10, 2020 – The Free Press (South Central Minnesota)
BECHS exhibit highlights women's suffrage, activism
January 8, 2020 – KBJR6.com
Changes coming to Minnesota’s voting system