People Powered Fair Maps in Action (Blog) 6/24/2020 Nearly one year ago, in September 2019, we launched People Powered Fair MapsTM in response to the disappointing Supreme…
People Powered Fair Maps in Arkansas (Blog) 6/22/2020 This guest blog post was contributed by Bonnie Miller, president of LWV of Arkansas. We’ve all seen the #LoveInTheTimeOfCovid hashtag,…
Fighting each day for the America we aspire to be (Blog) 6/18/2020 This guest blog was contributed by Krystina François, member of LWV of Miami-Dade County and Executive Director of the Office of New Americans in…
COVID-19, the Census, and Redistricting (Blog) 5/27/2020 COVID-19 has had a huge impact on the way that the Census conducts operations. Because of this impact, the U.S. Census Bureau has been forced to…
Honoring the National Voter Registration Act (Blog) 5/20/2020 Updated May 12, 2023. The National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) is one of the most transformative laws enhancing voting…, The story continues: LWV, the foremost defender of the NVRA Since the passage of the NVRA in 1993, the League continues to be the chief…
Six months into People Powered Fair Maps (Blog) 5/14/2020 People Powered Fair Maps is a nationwide redistricting program that focuses on creating fair political maps in all…, The census count has a direct impact on the redistricting process. Numbers from the count are used to determine how many…
Bilingual Resource for COVID-19 Election Changes (Blog) 4/6/2020 With more than 40 states still scheduled to hold primary and local elections between now and November, and with election changes announced almost…
10 Things Elections Officials Can Do to Safeguard Our Elections This Spring, Summer, and Fall (Blog) 3/30/2020 The League of Women Voters applauds the thousands of elections officials who are working overtime to help make voting accessible and safe for…
One Year After the Rucho and Benisek Arguments (Blog) 3/25/2020 March 26 is the one-year anniversary of the arguments of the League’s consolidated redistricting cases Rucho v.…, On June 27, 2019, the Supreme Court declined to set a standard to rein in partisan gerrymandering. Chris…
Voting in a Time of Coronavirus (Blog) 3/12/2020 The CDC recommendation for social distancing to contain the coronavirus comes at a time when many Americans are preparing to cast…