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…
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…
Supreme Court Upholds Exclusion of Citizenship Question in 2020 Census (Press Release) 6/27/2019 League Remains Dedicated to Complete Count in 2020 WASHINGTON, DC--Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Department of Commerce v. New York…
League Celebrates Supreme Court Decision Limiting Political Interest in Redistricting Cases (Press Release) 6/17/2019 WASHINGTON - Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill affirming the lower courts…
LWV Ohio Wins Fair Maps Lawsuit (Press Release) 5/3/2019 Ohio Election Maps Declared Unconstitutional Partisan Gerrymander, to Be Redrawn in Time for 2020 COLUMBUS – Today a three-judge panel from…
LWV Celebrates New Michigan District Maps for 2020 (Press Release) 4/25/2019 Both State and Congressional District Maps to be Redrawn DETROIT, MI—Today a panel of federal district judges ruled in favor of the League of Women…
League of Women Voters Supports the For the People Act in the Senate (Press Release) 3/27/2019 This bill will make elections fairer and put power back in the hands of the American people WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters…
Supreme Court Hears the League’s Landmark Redistricting Case (Press Release) 3/26/2019 DECISION COULD SET NATIONWIDE STANDARD FOR REDISTRICTING WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a set of three redistricting…