LWVUS Position on Redistricting (Article) 6/20/2018 This is the Leagues official position on redistricting as adopted by the delegates at the 2016 LWVUS Convention.
Supreme Court Upholds Wisconsin Unconstitutional Electoral Maps (Press Release) 6/18/2018 Today the Supreme Court ruled that the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate standing in the case of Gill v. Whitford, a case which challenged the state of Wisconsin’s assembly map as an example of…
Washington Post: Efforts to limit partisan gerrymandering falter at Supreme Court (News Clips) 6/18/2018 The justices left the door open for future challenges to partisan gerrymanders.
Gill v. Whitford (Legal Case) 6/18/2018 A group of Wisconsin voters filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Wisconsin Legislature’s 2011 proposed redistricting map as an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. The League of…
'Tis the season for caps, gowns, and graduations! (Blog) 6/15/2018 As a new wave of high school seniors transition to higher education and enter the workforce, they also acquire a new set of responsibilities to engage in our democratic process as first-time voters.…
LWV Ohio Joins Congressional District Lawsuit (Press Release) 5/23/2018 The League of Women Voters of Ohio today announced participation in a lawsuit challenging the state's U.S. congressional districts as unconstitutional.
League Urges Bipartisan Committee to Continue to Demand Transparency on the 2020 Census (Blog) 5/18/2018 The U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee continues to explore the proposal of a question related to citizenship on the 2020 Census.
League Sends Letter to House Committee on Citizenship and the U.S. Census (Article) 5/10/2018 The League sent a letter to the U.S. House Oversight and Government Affairs Committee urging the committee to use its power and remove the citizenship question from the 2020 Census.
Months Before General Election Day, League Sees Spike in Voter Interest (Blog) 5/9/2018 VOTE411.org served thousands of voters on the May 8th primary. The website is on track to help more than 2 million Americans this election year!
Planning a Voter Registration Drive (Blog) 4/26/2018 Interested in planning a nonpartisan voter registration drive? The League of Women Voters has some expert tips!