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LWV Relaunches Election Site VOTE411.org (Press Release)

8/19/2019

The League of Women Voters is proud to announce the newly redesigned VOTE411.org, the most trusted nonpartisan election website used by more than five million voters in 2018.

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.

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…

League of Women Voters of North Carolina v. Rucho (consolidated with Common Cause v. Rucho) (Legal Case)

6/27/2019

LWVNC v. Rucho challenged North Carolina’s 2016 redistricting plan in the Supreme Court as an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander and a violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments.

Six Years Since Shelby Shows There’s More Work to Do. Here’s How You Can Make an Impact. (Blog)

6/26/2019

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was one of the most important pieces of legislation of the 20th century. But in 2013, the Supreme Court gutted important sections of it in Shelby County v. Holder.

League Urges Support for Census Bureau Funding in FY 2020 Budget (Legal Document)

6/24/2019

The League joined letters to the Census Project and other affiliates calling on Congress to support the funding levels for the Census Bureau appropriated in the FY 2020 Commerce, Justice, Science…

League Celebrates Supreme Court Decision Limiting Political Interest in Redistricting Cases (Press Release)

6/17/2019

The Court provided clarity that state Attorneys General will maintain the exclusive right to bring future redistricting cases.

A Plaintiff's Perspective at the Supreme Court for Rucho v. LWVNC (Blog)

6/1/2019

This month the Supreme Court will issue their decision in Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina, our redistricting lawsuit that could set a standard for the whole nation when it comes to…