Supreme Court Preview: Gill v. Whitford Challenges the Idea of Partisan Gerrymandering (Blog) 9/27/2017 The Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case of Gill v. Whitford on October 3. The case challenges the district maps drawn by the state…
The Birth of the Namesake of Gerrymandering (Blog) 7/14/2017 This July 17th, a day that usually goes unnoticed by many, is the birthday of a man who vastly impacted the American electoral system. Elbridge Gerry…
Outlining the League’s Priority Federal Issues for 2016 (Blog) 1/12/2016 The League of Women Voters has the opportunity to play an active role on many priority issues in 2016. In addition to lobbying the 114th Congress in…
U.S. Supreme Court Considers the Idea of Representation (Blog) 12/11/2015 The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments this week in a case that could forever change the way we view the political map. Evenwel v. Abbott, a case out…
Fair Districts Equal Fair Elections: LWV Ohio Shows how Gerrymandering Took the “Swing” Out of Swing State (Blog) 9/3/2015 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post was written by Carrie Davis, executive director of the League of Women Voters of Ohio Ohio is widely considered…
15 Years of Making Democracy Work (Blog) 8/24/2015 For all of 2015, we’ve been celebrating the 95th anniversary of the League of Women Voters. When Carrie Chapman Catt founded the League, she charged…
Stopping Partisan Gerrymandering and Protecting Independent Redistricting Commissions (Blog) 6/30/2015 Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a big victory for citizen-led democracy. In a 5-4 decision in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona…
Advocating at the U.S. Supreme Court for Campaign Finance Regulations, Independent Redistricting and the Affordable Care Act (Blog) 2/6/2015 Not everyone is familiar with the work the League does in the courts. But advocacy in the judicial branch is a key part of the League’s overall…
Why We Must Revitalize the Voting Rights Act Upon Its 49th Anniversary (Blog) 8/1/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This blog post was originally posted on President Elisabeth MacNamara's Huffington Post blog. Next week marks the 49th…
Leagues and Redistricting Reform: Creating Representative Districts (Blog) 7/18/2014 Late last week, a Florida Circuit Court threw out the Congressional maps in Florida, drawn by the state legislature and adopted in 2012. The judge…