Leagues Support Redistricting Initiatives on November 6th Ballots (Blog) 10/29/2018 Redistricting, or the process of drawing political boundaries, is an issue that Leagues around the country are heavily focused on this year. In…
League Sends Memo to U.S. House on Census Citizenship Question (Legal Document) 9/20/2018 The League sent a memo to the U.S. House regarding the citizenship question on the U.S. Census. The memo urges the House to use its oversight…
Virginia Legislators Should Put Voters First When Redrawing Maps (Press Release) 8/30/2018 The League of Women Voters Urges the Virginia General Assembly to Draw Fair Maps RICHMOND – Today the Virginia General Assembly will convene in a…
North Carolina Voters Win in Partisan Gerrymandering Case (Press Release) 8/28/2018 The League of Women Voters Applauds the Panel's Decision to Put Voters First RALEIGH, NC – A three-judge panel struck down the state’s congressional…
League Submits Comments Regarding Citizenship on 2020 Census (Legal Document) 8/2/2018 The League submitted organizational comments regarding the inclusion of the citizenship question on the 2020 Census. August 2, 2018 Ms. Jennifer…
The Charlotte Observer: With Kennedy gone from Supreme Court, what's next for NC gerrymandering case? (News Clips) 6/29/2018 This story was originally published in the Charlotte Observer. BY ANNE BLYTHE RALEIGH In North Carolina, where there have been seven…
NC Court Sends Gerrymandering Case Back to Lower Court, Further Delaying Voter Protections (Press Release) 6/25/2018 Washington, DC and Raleigh, NC – Today the Supreme Court sent Rucho v. League of Women Voters of NC — a case…
LWVUS Position on Redistricting (Article) 6/20/2018 THE LEAGUE’S POSITION ON REDISTRICTING The League of Women Voters believes responsibility for redistricting preferably should be vested in an…
Supreme Court Upholds Wisconsin Unconstitutional Electoral Maps (Press Release) 6/18/2018 High Court Allows Partisan Gerrymandering to Continue Washington, DC and Madison, WI – Today the Supreme Court ruled that the plaintiffs failed to…
Washington Post: Efforts to limit partisan gerrymandering falter at Supreme Court (News Clips) 6/18/2018 This piece originally ran in the Washington Post. By Robert Barnes A decades-long effort to keep politicians from drawing district lines that…