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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 Future Battle to Combat Partisan Gerrymandering and Gain Fair Elections (Blog)

7/16/2019

On June 27, the Supreme Court held that it would not intervene in partisan gerrymandering cases, refusing to set a standard for when redistricting intentionally groups voters by party.

Census Moves Forward Without Citizenship Question (Press Release)

7/12/2019

Now that the threat of a citizenship question on the Census appears to have ended, the focus must turn toward ensuring the 2020 Census is conducted …

Patch: MD Gerrymandering Ruling By Supreme Court 'Disappointing': Hogan (News Clips)

6/27/2019

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled on the question of if Maryland's redistricting violated the First Amendment in the case Benisek v. Lamone.

LA Times: Supreme Court’s approval of partisan gerrymandering raises 2020 election stakes (News Clips)

6/27/2019

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld highly partisan state election maps that permit one party to win most seats, even when most voters cast ballots for the other side.

Supreme Court Declines to Set a Standard to Rein in Partisan Gerrymandering (Press Release)

6/27/2019

Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina that no fair test exists for courts to determine when partisan gerrymandering has gone too…