People Powered Fair Maps Overview (Article) 9/5/2019 People Powered Fair MapsTM is a national redistricting program of the League of Women Voters focused on creating fair political maps nationwide…
LWV Relaunches Election Site VOTE411.org (Press Release) 8/19/2019 Election Information You Need Upgrades Ahead of 2020 Election Cycle WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters is proud to announce the newly…
NPR: Some Fear Undercount As Texas Decides Not To Spend Money On 2020 Census (News Clips) 7/16/2019 This story was originally published by National Public Radio. You've got to spend money to make money. But that's not the way Texas, and a handful…
The Future Battle to Combat Partisan Gerrymandering and Gain Fair Elections (Blog) 7/16/2019 On June 27th, the U.S. Supreme Court held that they would continue to pass no judgment and not intervene in partisan gerrymandering cases. That…
Census Moves Forward Without Citizenship Question (Press Release) 7/12/2019 Focus must be on a complete count, not citizenship data WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters board president Chris…
Administration’s Action to Bypass the Supreme Court’s Ruling is a Threat to Democracy (Press Release) 7/11/2019 Highest Court Decision to Exclude Citizenship Question Must Be Protected WASHINGTON – Ahead of an expected White House announcement…
League Celebrates 2020 Census Will Not Include a Citizenship Question (Press Release) 7/2/2019 WASHINGTON - Late Tuesday the Trump Administration announced the 2020 Census forms will be printed without a citizenship question. The announcement…
Patch: MD Gerrymandering Ruling By Supreme Court 'Disappointing': Hogan (News Clips) 6/27/2019 This story was originally published by Patch. ANNAPOLIS, MD — The redistricting of Maryland's Sixth Congressional district certainly seemed to help…
LA Times: Supreme Court’s approval of partisan gerrymandering raises 2020 election stakes (News Clips) 6/27/2019 This story was originally published by the Los Angeles Times. Reporting from Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld highly partisan…
Supreme Court Declines to Set a Standard to Rein in Partisan Gerrymandering (Press Release) 6/27/2019 Legislative Solutions Exist to Ensure Fair Maps WASHINGTON - Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Rucho v. League of Women…