The League's Impact on Redistricting (Blog) 7/28/2022 In September 2019, the League launched its national redistricting effort People Powered Fair Maps™ (PPFM). PPFM aimed to create greater transparency, fairness, and public participation in the…
NEW REPORT: LWV's 3-Year Redistricting Program Proves People Power Is the Path to Fair Maps (Press Release) 7/28/2022 Today the League of Women Voters published their 2022 redistricting report for the organization’s program People Powered Fair Maps™. The report covering three years of work shows that when people are…
LWVUS Joins Sign-on Letter to US House Leadership for Disability Rights (Legal Document) 7/26/2022 The League signed onto a letter to US House leadership urging them to oppose the ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services (ACCESS) Act.
LWVUS Joins Sign-on Letter to Congress Urging Health Equity in Reconciliation (Legal Document) 7/19/2022 The League signed onto a letter urging US Congress to take action to improve health care affordability and address health inequities impacting women and families.
LWV and SPLC Call on Supreme Court to Defend Equal Representation for Black Alabamians by Striking Down Alabama Congressional Map (Press Release) 7/18/2022 LWV of Alabama, LWV of the United States and partners submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in Merrill v. Milligan, outlining how Black Alabamians have been systematically deprived of their…
Mental Health is a Voting Rights Issue (Blog) 6/16/2022 More than half of adults in the US are not receiving treatment when they experience a mental illness. If we are struggling with our mental health, it’s difficult to show up and fight for our rights…
Voting Rights Organizations Challenge Cobb County School Board Map Denying Equal Representation to Voters of Color (Press Release) 6/9/2022 ATLANTA – TODAY The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ), ACLU of Georgia, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyer’s Committee), and Schulte…
Harkenrider v. Hochul (Legal Case) 6/2/2022 LWV New York filed an amicus brief supporting the appointment of an independent expert to redraw New York’s congressional and state legislative districts
Senate Fails to Pass Women’s Health and Protection Act (Press Release) 5/11/2022 WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters of the United States President Dr. Deborah Ann Turner and CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement after the (49-51) Senate vote on the…
LWVUS Urges US Senate to Vote Yes on S4132, Women's Health Protection Act (Legal Document) 5/10/2022 LWVUS sent a letter to members of the US Senate asking them to vote yes on S4132, legislation that would codify a woman's right to reproductive choice, including access to abortion services. …