How the Census Affects Your Political Representation (Blog) 5/5/2021 Last week, the U.S. Census Bureau released its first set of data from the 2020 Census. The data determines the number of U.S. House districts that…
Redistricting Watch: I Will Fight for Fair Maps Because I Care About Voting Rights (Blog) 4/28/2021 This blog was written by Debra Cronmiller, Executive Director of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin In the past decade, Wisconsin…, To that end, we opposed the recent bills introduced in our Legislature that actively work to suppress the vote. How does this relate to our fight for…, These aren’t the end of the bill’s restrictive measures; some of the proposed bills treat military voters differently than overseas voters, which…
Redistricting Watch: How Gerrymandering Upholds Segregation in Schools (Blog) 4/23/2021 For over 200 years, the United States has worked through its own interpretation of “we the people,” the first three words of our constitution.…, While the issue of present-day segregation is entangled in many others, such as discrimination, income disparities, and racist housing…
We Must Grant Statehood for the People of D.C. (Blog) 4/16/2021 This blog was written by Anne Anderson, Chair of the LWVDC Committee for Full Rights for DC Citizens As I write this article, we’ve…, The consequences are serious. Many examples of how Congressional control has harmed DC residents come to mind. For several years, DC was prohibited…
Demonstrating Our Impact: LWV’s Semi-Annual Survey Project (Blog) 4/9/2021 As the League moves into our second century, we do so with a focus on the importance of effectively telling our social impact story. …
Redistricting Watch: We Fight for Fair Maps Because We Care About Environmental Justice (Blog) 4/5/2021 This blog was written by Helen Hutchison and Chris Carson of the LWV of California The League of Women Voters of California fought for decades…, Communities of Interest and Clean Water When redistricting is handled by elected officials, their top priority is often building a district…, Fair maps help residents as they seek to elect representatives who take their concerns, like clean water, seriously, who will work to clean up…
Redistricting Watch: People Powered Day of Action (Blog) 3/26/2021 This year, all 50 states and Washington, D.C. will draw new electoral districts based on the data collected during the 2020 census. The …
Redistricting Watch: How Fair Maps Save Lives (Blog) 3/25/2021 Partisan and racial gerrymandering are insidious issues because they allow politicians to draw maps based on their own goals, rather than the…, Since 2014, 37 states including DC have implemented the Medicaid expansion. The primary beneficiaries of this policy include low-income families and…, Several of North Carolina’s governors, both Democrat and Republican, and the majority of North Carolina voters support Medicaid’s expansion. Yet the…
Redistricting Commissions Can Help Ensure an Ethical and Transparent Process (Blog) 3/23/2021 The 2020 census count is now complete, and while states around the country wait for the data results, soon it will be time to complete a process that…, In her remarks, she strongly emphasized that people should identify who is leading redistricting in their state. “Redistricting impacts every issue…
Redistricting Watch: I Fight For Fair Maps Because I Care About D.C. Statehood (Blog) 3/19/2021 This blog was written by Anne Anderson, Chair, LWVDC Committee for Full Rights for D.C. Citizens. In all 50 states, the League of Women Voters…, For D.C., however, fighting to have our voices heard extends beyond redistricting and the fair representation of our eight wards. Fighting for fair…