LWV Supports the For the People Act in the Senate (Press Release) 3/17/2021 WASHINGTON – Following the passage of HR1, the For the People Act, in the House of Representatives earlier this month, today the US Senate introduced…
LWV Celebrates House Vote to Eliminate ERA Deadline (Press Release) 3/17/2021 Washington – Today, the League of Women Voters of the United States president Dr. Deborah Ann Turner issued the following statement after the U.S.…
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…
LWV Statement on Voting Rights Executive Order (Press Release) 3/8/2021 WASHINGTON—Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase issued the following statement following President Biden’s…
LWV Applauds House Passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021 (Press Release) 3/4/2021 WASHINGTON – Today the CEO of the League of Women Voters Virginia Kase issued the following statement in support of HR…
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.…
Remaining Nonpartisan in Hyper-partisan Times (Blog) 2/10/2021 The League of Women Voters of the United States is proud to be nonpartisan, neither supporting nor opposing candidates or political parties at any…
LWV Joins Lawsuit Supporting Student Plaintiffs’ Right to Civic Education (Press Release) 2/1/2021 Rhode Island students demand right to education preparing them to engage in civic society BOSTON — Today, the League of Women Voters of the United…
LWV Statement on the Articles of Impeachment Sent to the U.S. Senate (Press Release) 1/25/2021 Today the League of Women Voters of the United States president Dr. Deborah Ann Turner issued the following statement on the process of…
In the Know: How Impeachment & the 25th Amendment Work (Blog) 1/14/2021 People are raising questions about the 25th amendment and impeachment. These processes are part of our checks and…