4 Key Elements of HR1 (Blog) 12/11/2018 Congress could make history with HR1, a comprehensive package of democracy reforms. We have been working to ensure that it strengthens voting rights.
Michigan voters approve two initiatives that strengthen democracy (Blog) 11/19/2018 This past Election day, Michigan voters approved Proposals 2 and 3, creating an independent redistricting commission and expanding access to the polls.
Talking Points Memo: Michigan Group Submits 430,000 Signatures For Measure To Expand Voting Access (News Clips) 7/9/2018 The League of Women Voters of Michigan worked in coalition to get a measure expanding voting access on the November 2018 ballot.
League Urges U.S. Senators to Cosponsor We the People Act (Legal Document) 10/24/2017 The Act provides an important roadmap for solving the vital issues facing our political system and serves as a vehicle to help renew Americans’ faith that the problems facing our democracy can be…
League Statement on the Supreme Court Agreeing to Hear Gerrymandering Case (Press Release) 6/19/2017 LWV Optimistic As Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Extreme Gerrymandering Case
League Joins Amicus in McCrory v. Harris (Article) 10/24/2016 The League joined an amicus in the case of McCrory v. Harris. The case will be argued at the U.S. Supreme Court on December 5, 2016.
League Joins Amicus in Bethune-Hill v. Virginia State Board of Elections (Article) 9/13/2016 Bethune-Hill v. Virginia State Board of Elections is scheduled to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court during the current term and covers the topic of racial gerrymandering in Virginia.
League Initiates Making Democracy Work® Campaign for 2016 Elections (Press Release) 6/23/2016 League set agenda for the next biennium and elected unanimously Chris Carson of Burbank, California as the organization's 19th national president.
Supreme Court’s Evenwel Decision Reaffirms Total Population as Basis for Redistricting (Press Release) 4/4/2016 “This is an 8-0 decision that reinforces basic constitutional principles and previous holdings by the Supreme Court. This is a big win," said President MacNamara.
League Files Brief in Wittman v. Personhuballah (Article) 2/17/2016 Wittman v. Personhuballah is scheduled to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on March 21, 2016 and covers the topic of racial gerrymandering in Virginia.
