New York Democrats Make Last-Ditch Bid to Save New Congressional Maps (News Clips) 4/26/2022 This story was originally published in The New York Times. New York Democrats made a last-ditch appeal to the state’s highest court on Tuesday to…
DeSantis signs controversial voting bill, creates election crimes office (News Clips) 4/25/2022 This story was originally published in the Tampa Bay Times. TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis asked the Legislature to create an office within the…
League of Women Voters of Florida and Others Sue Over Gov. DeSantis’ Congressional Map (Press Release) 4/22/2022 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — On April 22, the League of Women Voters of Florida joined Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Equal Ground…
Federal judge declines to issue restraining order against alleged voter intimidation (News Clips) 4/20/2022 This article was originally published in The Colorado Gazette. A federal judge has declined to issue a temporary restraining order after…
League of Women Voters of New York State Files Amicus Brief in New York Redistricting Case (Press Release) 4/15/2022 ALBANY, NY - The League of Women Voters of New York State yesterday filed an amicus brief with the Appellate Division, Fourth Department in the case…, ### Press Contact: Laura Ladd Bierman, League of Women Voters of New York State Executive Director E: [email protected], Tel: 518-727-0350
Voting Rights Act is hanging by a thread; FL ruling may allow Supreme Court to cut it (News Clips) 4/13/2022 This story was originally published in the Florida Phoenix. In an exceedingly rare federal ruling striking down restrictions on voting that the GOP-…
Women's Equality and Ending Sexual Violence (Blog) 4/13/2022 Content Warning: This blog discusses sexual violence and assault. Over the years, the United States has made significant social and legal…, Our role in ending sexual violence mirrors our role in making democracy real for all of us — we must continue to uphold our values of equity…, Even with the above laws in place, it is clear – we need the Equal Rights Amendment. While the ERA doesn’t focus on sexual violence, it sets a…
KANSAS CIVIC GROUPS FILE IMMEDIATE APPEAL OF LAWSUIT AGAINST VOTER SUPPRESSION LAWS AFTER WRONGFUL DISMISSAL (Press Release) 4/12/2022 TOPEKA, KS – Yesterday evening, the League of Women Voters of Kansas, Loud Light, Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, and the Topeka…, “After nearly a year of delays in the district court, we look forward to moving our case to the appeals court,” said Davis Hammet, Loud Light…, About League of Women Voters of Kansas: The League of Women Voters of Kansas is a nonpartisan, grassroots civic organization that encourages informed…
3 Cases of Redistricting Reform: 2018 vs. Today (Blog) 4/5/2022 Partisan gerrymandering, i.e., designing electoral maps to benefit a particular political party during the redistricting process, goes against the…, Missouri: The Clean Missouri Initiative and Amendment 3 In 2018, voters in Missouri passed the Clean Missouri initiative, a ballot measure…, Bramer and Steiger also voiced concern that Amendment 3 broke with 150 years of precedent by only counting voting-eligible adults as part of the…, Proposal 2 also included several other pro-voter reforms, including automatic and same-day voter registration, as well as no-excuse absentee voting…, Utah: Proposition 4 In 2018, voters in Utah passed Proposition 4, which created a seven-member independent redistricting commission empowered…