LWV Of Coles County

The Effective Community Engagement award will reward innovative democracy-building programs that prioritized successful recruitment and engagement of strategic partners and/or new volunteers, particularly those focused on better serving key underrepresented groups such as young voters and new citizens. Anyone can vote and the polls will close on May 31.

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a big victory for citizen-led democracy. In a 5-4 decision in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, the Court found that voters can set up independent redistricting commissions.

This article originally appeared in 90 Million Strong.

Under what kind of government does the United States operate and what does it value? Here is a hint: repeat the Pledge of Allegiance. Did you learn this in civics? Perhaps not.

This article originally appeared in the Chicago Tribune.

Like the Florida League, Leagues across the country are seeking solutions to the issue of redistricting and gerrymandered Congressional districts.