LWV Texas Joins North Carolina Redistricting Case (Press Release) 9/13/2019 LWV Texas and other partners joined North Carolina redistricting case Common Cause v. Lewis as amici curiae.
Washington Post: Judge blocks Tennessee law restricting voter registration drives (News Clips) 9/12/2019 In a suit brought by LWV of Tennessee and partners, a federal judge blocked a new Tennessee law that sought to restrict paid voter registration drives.
League Calls on Senate to Fund Clean Water Program (Legal Document) 9/11/2019 We signed a letter asking the Senate to increase funding for the EPA's Nonpoint Source Management Program under the Clean Water Act. The funding levels requested have been approved by the U.S.…
ABC News: Groups answer Supreme Court with million-dollar push to counter gerrymandering (News Clips) 9/5/2019 This story was originally published by ABC News. After a setback at the Supreme Court earlier this year, advocates for what they see as…
People Powered Fair Maps FAQ (Article) 9/5/2019 What is the goal of People Powered Fair MapsTM? The goal is to create fair and transparent, people-powered redistricting…
LWV Launches National Redistricting Campaign (Press Release) 9/5/2019 People Powered Fair MapsTM Will Create Fair Redistricting Across America WASHINGTON – Today, the League of Women Voters…
ABC News: Gerrymandering district maps to be updated and redrawn by 2021 (News Clips) 9/5/2019 Live interview with LWV CEO Virginia Kase on the rollout of the People Powered Fair Maps Campaign, a nationwide effort to end gerrymandering in the United States.
People Powered Fair Maps Overview (Article) 9/5/2019 People Powered Fair MapsTM is a national redistricting program of the League of Women Voters focused on creating fair political maps nationwide. The campaign includes actions in all 50…
The Hill: This Women's Equality Day, stop romanticizing the 19th Amendment (News Clips) 8/26/2019 Opinion piece from LWV CEO Virginia Kase on what it means to celebrate the passage of the 19th Amendment 99 years later.
Leagues Step Up on Climate Action (Blog) 8/20/2019 Guest authors Cathy Frischmann and Claudia Keith encourage Leagues to get involved in climate strike activities.