Major End-of-Term Supreme Court Cases (Blog) 6/24/2024 Every June, the League, our partners, and people around the country await the US Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) opinions on critical issues like access to the ballot, redistricting, reproductive rights,…
Ohioan who serves as US League of Women Voters co-CEO says voting is the baseline for democracy (News Clips) 6/7/2024 This story was originally published in the Ohio Capital Journal on June 7, 2024.Twenty years ago, Kelly McFarland Stratman was among the Ohioans working on reform to the state’s redistricting process…
Supreme Court Opens the Door for Unchecked Racial Discrimination in Redistricting (Press Release) 5/23/2024 Today the Supreme Court of the United States overturned a lower court’s ruling that South Carolina’s congressional map was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. This decision allows the state of…
Moments to Watch in 2024 (Blog) 2/20/2024 With a high-stakes presidential election, several critical cases before the Supreme Court, and anti-voter laws on the rise across, 2024 is set to be a pivotal year for our democracy. Here are a few…
Why is New Hampshire the first primary? Here's what to know. (News Clips) 1/3/2024 This article was originally published in The Boston Globe. Voters must cast ballots in the party they are registered for, and voters who are registered as undeclared may vote in either primary. In…
Deadline to approve new congressional maps loom over Georgia lawmakers (News Clips) 12/4/2023 This story was originally published by FOX 5 Atlanta. "We are concerned by the large number of voters whose US Representatives and potentially polling locations will change in such a quick timeframe…
LWVUS Joins Comments Supporting Inclusion of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Questions in the American Community Survey (ACS) (Legal Document) 11/20/2023 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined public comments in response to the Census Bureau’s request for review and approval for a test of sexual orientation and gender identity (…
The One Person One Vote Campaign (Article) 11/20/2023 LWV believes that the Electoral College is an out-of-date and racist process for electing the president that does not reflect the will of the people. We're building a One Person One Vote coalition…
A Racial Gerrymandering Case at the Supreme Court: Alexander v. SC State Conf. of the NAACP (Blog) 10/3/2023 The League is invested in and carefully watching an important redistricting case, Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP. The case is an appeal from a ruling striking down South…
League of Women Voters of South Carolina Files Brief in Supreme Court Racial Gerrymandering Case (Press Release) 8/18/2023 Washington, DC — Today, the League of Women Voters of South Carolina (LWVSC) filed an amicus–or friend of the court–brief along with the Gullah Geechee Chamber of Commerce, the Charleston Branch of…