Redistricting Watch: Next Steps in the Fight for Fair Representation (Blog) 5/7/2021 On April 29, the League of Women Voters hosted our People Powered Day of Action to shine a light on the redistricting process and encourage people…
Redistricting Watch: I Will Fight for Fair Maps Because I Care About Voting Rights (Blog) 4/28/2021 This blog was written by Debra Cronmiller, Executive Director of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin In the past decade, Wisconsin…, To that end, we opposed the recent bills introduced in our Legislature that actively work to suppress the vote. How does this relate to our fight for…, These aren’t the end of the bill’s restrictive measures; some of the proposed bills treat military voters differently than overseas voters, which…
Redistricting Watch: How Gerrymandering Upholds Segregation in Schools (Blog) 4/23/2021 For over 200 years, the United States has worked through its own interpretation of “we the people,” the first three words of our constitution.…, While the issue of present-day segregation is entangled in many others, such as discrimination, income disparities, and racist housing…
Redistricting Watch: We Fight for Fair Maps Because We Care About Environmental Justice (Blog) 4/5/2021 This blog was written by Helen Hutchison and Chris Carson of the LWV of California The League of Women Voters of California fought for decades…, Communities of Interest and Clean Water When redistricting is handled by elected officials, their top priority is often building a district…, Fair maps help residents as they seek to elect representatives who take their concerns, like clean water, seriously, who will work to clean up…
Redistricting Watch: People Powered Day of Action (Blog) 3/26/2021 This year, all 50 states and Washington, D.C. will draw new electoral districts based on the data collected during the 2020 census. The …
Redistricting Watch: How Fair Maps Save Lives (Blog) 3/25/2021 Partisan and racial gerrymandering are insidious issues because they allow politicians to draw maps based on their own goals, rather than the…, Since 2014, 37 states including DC have implemented the Medicaid expansion. The primary beneficiaries of this policy include low-income families and…, Several of North Carolina’s governors, both Democrat and Republican, and the majority of North Carolina voters support Medicaid’s expansion. Yet the…
Redistricting Commissions Can Help Ensure an Ethical and Transparent Process (Blog) 3/23/2021 The 2020 census count is now complete, and while states around the country wait for the data results, soon it will be time to complete a process that…, In her remarks, she strongly emphasized that people should identify who is leading redistricting in their state. “Redistricting impacts every issue…
Redistricting Watch: I Fight For Fair Maps Because I Care About D.C. Statehood (Blog) 3/19/2021 This blog was written by Anne Anderson, Chair, LWVDC Committee for Full Rights for D.C. Citizens. In all 50 states, the League of Women Voters…, For D.C., however, fighting to have our voices heard extends beyond redistricting and the fair representation of our eight wards. Fighting for fair…
Redistricting Watch: What the For the People Act Means for Redistricting (Blog) 3/12/2021 This blog post was written by Maddie Schumacher and Dylan Vargas. In a late-night vote on March 3rd, the House of Representatives passed, for a…, Independent Redistricting Commissions In most states, redistricting is controlled by state legislatures, which, by nature, means that the…, Standardized Criteria There are also no standard criteria used across all states to determine and draw districts. Across the country, we see…, Transparency In recent years, partisan or racially gerrymandered maps were drawn in secrecy, behind closed doors. The only way to have a…
Redistricting Watch: I Will Fight for Fair Maps (Blog) 3/3/2021 Every ten years following the collection of the decennial census data, states redraw their legislative and congressional district lines which…, Two primary forms of gerrymandering include racial gerrymandering and partisan gerrymandering. Racial gerrymandering is the intentional manipulation…, We are kickstarting the work now to organize, educate, and build a base that is prepared to participate in state-based processes for drawing maps.…