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Redistricting

Tennessee NAACP v. Lee (Legal Case)

LWV Tennessee filed a federal lawsuit asserting several congressional districts and one state senate district were racially gerrymandered.

Supreme Court Reinforces Role of State Courts in Protecting Voters (Press Release)

The US Supreme Court rejected the dangerous “independent state legislature” theory presented in the Moore v. Harper case from North Carolina, which relates to a similar League case in Utah.

Moore v. Harper (Legal Case)

The Republican-controlled North Carolina Legislature petitioned the Supreme Court for review, asserting that state legislatures had exclusive power over redistricting

Indiana Democracy Advocates File Local Redistricting Lawsuit (Press Release)

LWV of Indiana and local voting rights organizations filed a federal lawsuit against the city’s Common Council for failing to draw new district maps before the Dec. 31, 2022 redistricting deadline in violation of state and federal law.

Supreme Court Strikes Down Alabama's Congressional Maps (News Clips)

This story was originally published by Public News Service.

Kathy Jones, president of the League of Women Voters of Alabama, praised the ruling as a "momentous day" for voters and voting-rights advocates, by guaranteeing Black voters in Alabama can fairly select their preferred candidate, knowing their votes matter.

US Supreme Court Decision Preserves Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, Ensures Continued Protections for Fair Representation (Press Release)

SCOTUS upheld in Allen v. Milligan a lower court ruling that Alabama must create a second majority Black congressional district in compliance with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

What is "One Person, One Vote?" (Blog)

When redistricting is done fairly, each person’s vote is equal to every other person’s because their districts are drawn in ways that accurately represent the voting power of the people within them.

When redistricting is done unfairly, however, and maps are created to favor one party (partisan gerrymandering) or with race as the predominant factor (racial gerrymandering), voters in certain districts are given more power than others. 

San Luis Obispo County Citizens for Good Government v. County of San Luis Obispo (Legal Case)

The League of Women Voters of San Luis Obispo County (LWV SLO) intervened after the county’s Board of Supervisors enacted a map favoring Republicans.

League of Women Voters of New York v. Kosinski (Legal Case)

The League of Women Voters of New York and its co-plaintiffs sued to move New York’s primary election from June 28, 2022, to August 23, 2022.

Want a more representative democracy? Reform CT's redistricting process (News Clips)

This opinion was originally published in the CT Mirror.

LWVCT president Laura Smits co-wrote this opinion about the importance of fair maps in Connecticut.