Congratulations to League Member Norma Imershein! http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/36994

A relay run around Congressional District 3, one of the most gerrymandered districts in the nation. We will start in Hampden and finish in Annapolis, visiting Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County, Howard County, Montgomery County, and Prince George County -- all without leaving District Three.

We agree - the candidates for Governor should be talking about how they would fix our broken redistricting process! http://bit.ly/1rr7JSy

Tame the Gerrymander ran a political cartoon contest to draw attention to redistricting reform in Maryland. The winners are out - and they are great! Huge congratulations to Matthew Kurdt, our first place winner! See the second and third place entries and read more about the contest at http://tinyurl.com/cartooncontest.

Are you ready for the Maryland Primary Election? The deadline for voter registration is June 3, 2014. Voter registration information can be found at https://voterservices.elections.maryland.gov/OnlineVoterRegistration/InstructionsStep1

Happy Mother's Day! Your dedication, support, and advocacy are an inspiration to us all. Have a very happy Mother's Day!

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Exciting LWV Annual Meeting last night! The Transparency Study gave a preliminary report, and it was voted to do a study of Dom. Cove Point LNG Export, what effects it will have on health, safety, environment.

Looking to the future. September 23, 2014

It’s been fifty years since the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law, but the right to vote is once again threatened by discriminatory laws that disenfranchise women and minority communities. In the months since the US Supreme Court struck down key provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in its Shelby County v. Holder decision, a bipartisan bill was introduced in Congress that would reinstate federal voter protections and modernize the ways in which access to the ballot box is preserved across the country. Join a special NCJW call on Wednesday, May 28 from 2pm-3pm ET to hear the latest developments on voting rights and why it’s so important that Congress acts now, by passing common-sense voter protections that upholds the promise of our democracy. We’ll hear remarks from NCJW President Debbie Hoffman as well as Julie Fernandes, senior policy analyst at the Open Society Policy Center. Register today for NCJW’s Distance Learning call, “The Right to Vote, the Power to Decide” on May 28 at 2pm eastern time. Join us on May 28 and learn more about how you can be a powerful advocate for social change. http://action.ncjw.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Distance_Learning_RSVP&autologin=true

"As it now stands, there are only going to be two televised debates with all three Democratic candidates for governor before the June 24 primary: the one Wednesday, and one on June 2 produced by MPT. (The three candidates have also agreed to one radio debate on WOLB-AM with Larry Young, a former state senator. But no date has been set.)"

"As it now stands, there are only going to be two televised debates with all three Democratic candidates for governor before the June 24 primary: the one Wednesday, and one on June 2 produced by MPT. (The three candidates have also agreed to one radio debate on WOLB-AM with Larry Young, a former state senator. But no date has been set.)"

Baltimore County www.vote411.org is LIVE!

An apology: We're continuing to have problems with districting for Maryland races. If you are having trouble with www.vote411.org please check back later today when our west coast experts have a fix. We will keep you updated.

We're proud to have been recognized by The National League of Women Voters for increasing our membership by 10% this year! Come join us and make a difference!

vote411.org goes live today! Find your voting district and candidate information.

Voters throughout Maryland now have access to information on all candidates in the June 2014 Primary through VOTE411.org, sponsored by the League of Women Voters. Enter your home address to gather information on the candidates who are running on your own ballot. Information was gathered from a series of questions posed by the League of Women Voters. For those voters who want additional information about the candidates, VOTE411 includes links to websites, Facebook pages, and campaign email addresses when those were provided by the candidates. The program also includes an option for voters to mark the candidates whose responses they prefer and, at the end of the process, print out a list of their selections that they can take to their polling place. www.vote411.org

Voters throughout Maryland now have access to information on all candidates in the June 2014 primary through an online service, VOTE411.org, sponsored by the League of Women Voters. Effective May 5, 2014, when the site goes live, voters can enter their home address to access information on the candidates who will appear on their ballot, specifically, candidates’ answers to a series of questions posed by the League of Women Voters. For those voters who want additional information about the candidates, VOTE411 includes links to websites, Facebook pages, and campaign email addresses when those were provided by the candidates. The program also includes an option for voters to mark the candidates whose responses they prefer and, at the end of the process, print out a list of their selections that they can take to their polling place. This web-based service is similar to the Voters’ Guide that is published by the League in many counties throughout Maryland. VOTE411.org, however, covers all counties in the state, including those counties that do not yet have a local League unit organized. The Voters’ Guide and VOTE411.org differ from most other organizations’ guides because the League does not endorse candidates, but publishes responses exactly as entered by the candidates. Although questions were sent to candidates by email, many volunteer hours were required to create the online database, entering descriptions of each office on the ballot, crafting questions for the candidates, and then telephoning candidates to ensure that every candidate received the questions and was encouraged to respond. Many local Leagues will also be printing Voters' Guides for distribution through their respective counties and will post pdf versions on their websites. Voters may take these materials to the polling place to assist them in casting their ballots.

Follow the candidates. Like our public VOTE411 page Follow us on Twitter as well!! https://twitter.com/VOTE411 Thanks! Megan Brown, LWVUS