Artificial Intelligence’s Impact on Election Mis- and Disinformation (Blog) 12/21/2023 Artificial intelligence (AI), which refers to a computer’s ability to imitate human cognitive abilities like problem-solving and learning, has been…, The League’s positions on a citizen’s right to know, citizen participation, and campaign finance apply to the issue of deceptive AI; voters deserve…, In October 2023, the White House released an Executive Order (EO) on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial…, How You Can Counter AI Mis- and Disinformation With elections approaching, looking for mis- and disinformation is important. We’re all…
League of Women Voters Statement on Colorado Supreme Court Ruling (Press Release) 12/20/2023 WASHINGTON, DENVER — The League of Women Voters of the US and the League of Women Voters of Colorado issued the following statement in response to…
GEORGIA COURT BLOCKS RACIALLY GERRYMANDERED COBB COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MAP (Press Release) 12/15/2023 COBB COUNTY, GA — In a win for Black and Latino voters, the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia blocked the Cobb County School…
What’s Happening with Alabama’s Redistricting Post-Milligan? (Blog) 12/5/2023 In an unexpected decision last June, Allen v. Milligan, the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) upheld Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) and…, Soon after the congressional map was passed in 2021, several voters and voting rights organizations sued. After an extensive presentation of evidence…, The Supreme Court heard oral argument on October 4, 2022. Voting rights advocates and experts feared the Supreme Court would further weaken the VRA…, The district court noted, “[w]e are deeply troubled that the State enacted a map that the State readily admits does not provide the remedy we said…, In its brief, Alabama argued that the district court ruling striking down its new plan “commanded that race come first and all other criteria come…, The entire debacle, however, was enabled by the Supreme Court’s gutting of Section 5 of the VRA in the 2013 case Shelby v. Holder. If Section 5 were…, The three plans each address the Section 2 violations found in the two prior maps drawn by the Alabama legislature. They each contained two…, Alabamians and voting rights advocates such as US Representative Terri Sewell, the ACLU of Alabama, the National Redistricting Foundation, and former…, The viability of Section 2 has been reaffirmed; however, there are other cases to keep an eye on as states attempt to draw illegal districts that…
Deadline to approve new congressional maps loom over Georgia lawmakers (News Clips) 12/4/2023 This story was originally published by FOX 5 Atlanta. The U.S. House and Senate redistricting committees held hearings on legislative and…
League of Women Voters Remembers Justice Sandra Day O’Connor (Press Release) 12/1/2023 WASHINGTON — The League of Women Voters of the United States issued the following statement on the passing of first female US Supreme Court Justice…
Fast-track legislative maneuvers hinder public participation, nonpartisan Kentucky group says (News Clips) 11/29/2023 This story was originally published in Associated Press. Weeks before Kentucky lawmakers reconvene to debate policy, a nonpartisan group issued a…
Reforming the Electoral Count Act (Blog) 11/27/2023 Updated 11/27/2023. Congress attached legislation to update how votes are counted and cast by the Electoral College to the omnibus appropriations…, Congress’ Plans to Reform the ECA The Senate Bill In January 2022, a bipartisan group of Senators came together to discuss multiple…, Breaking Down the Changes Established by the ECRA The Senate and the House versions of the legislation had similarities and differences. But…
League of Women Voters of Ohio v. Ohio Redistricting Commission (state legislative maps) (Legal Case) 11/27/2023