LWV Files Amicus in Ohio Census Case, Challenging Rushed Data Delivery (Press Release) 3/15/2021 Ohio’s Attempt to Rush Census Data Delivery Undermines Fair Representation DAYTON, OH—Over the weekend, the League of Women Voters of the…
Redistricting Watch: What the For the People Act Means for Redistricting (Blog) 3/12/2021 This blog post was written by Maddie Schumacher and Dylan Vargas. In a late-night vote on March 3rd, the House of Representatives passed, for a…, Independent Redistricting Commissions In most states, redistricting is controlled by state legislatures, which, by nature, means that the…, Standardized Criteria There are also no standard criteria used across all states to determine and draw districts. Across the country, we see…, Transparency In recent years, partisan or racially gerrymandered maps were drawn in secrecy, behind closed doors. The only way to have a…
A Threat to America’s Wetlands: Center for Biological Diversity et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (Blog) 3/12/2021 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s job is to protect ecosystems, endangered species, and human health. Yet a December 2020 decision from the…, The permitting application process is an essential step in ensuring that any potential impact is identified, analyzed, and treated. That’s because…, The plaintiffs in this case have pointed out several problems with how the EPA made its decision. Some are technical: for example, Florida and the…
LWVUS Letter to Congress re ERA ratification (Legal Document) 3/11/2021 For over fifty years the League has fought for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as part of our mission to secure equal…
The Formerly-Convicted Should Get to Vote. Here’s How the Senate Can Make it Happen. (Blog) 3/11/2021 This blog post was written in partnership with Stand Up America. With the For the People Act passing in the House earlier this month, it’s now…, Just like with gerrymandering, felony disenfranchisement laws allow partisan minorities to maintain their majority legislative power on the local,…
LWV Statement on Voting Rights Executive Order (Press Release) 3/8/2021 WASHINGTON—Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase issued the following statement following President Biden’s…
HUFFINGTON POST: Kentucky May Soon Restore Voting Rights To 200,000 People With Felony Records (News Clips) 3/6/2021 This story was originally published by the Huffington Post. For most of 2020, Savvy Shabazz traversed the state of Kentucky to help register…
League Celebrates House Passage of the For the People Act, HR1 (Press Release) 3/4/2021 WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase issued the following statement in response to the…
Redistricting Watch: I Will Fight for Fair Maps (Blog) 3/3/2021 Every ten years following the collection of the decennial census data, states redraw their legislative and congressional district lines which…, Two primary forms of gerrymandering include racial gerrymandering and partisan gerrymandering. Racial gerrymandering is the intentional manipulation…, We are kickstarting the work now to organize, educate, and build a base that is prepared to participate in state-based processes for drawing maps.…
Celebrating Black Women Who Helped Pave the Way for More Black Women in Politics (Blog) 2/25/2021 Last month’s historic inauguration of the first Black, South Asian, and female vice president of the United States is a milestone in American history…