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People Powered Fair Maps Overview (Article)

9/5/2019

People Powered Fair MapsTM is a national redistricting program of the League of Women Voters focused on creating fair political maps nationwide. The campaign includes actions in all 50…

NPR: Some Fear Undercount As Texas Decides Not To Spend Money On 2020 Census (News Clips)

7/16/2019

Officials at the state level in Texas have decided not to spend any money on the 2020 census, even though in the past 10 years the population of Texas has grown massively. So business leaders, large…

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.

Census Moves Forward Without Citizenship Question (Press Release)

7/12/2019

Now that the threat of a citizenship question on the Census appears to have ended, the focus must turn toward ensuring the 2020 Census is conducted …

Administration’s Action to Bypass the Supreme Court’s Ruling is a Threat to Democracy (Press Release)

7/11/2019

Highest Court Decision to Exclude Citizenship Question Must Be Protected WASHINGTON – Ahead of an expected White House announcement…

League Celebrates 2020 Census Will Not Include a Citizenship Question (Press Release)

7/2/2019

Late Tuesday the Trump Administration announced the 2020 Census forms will be printed without a citizenship question. The announcement came days after the Supreme Court blocked the question.

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…

Supreme Court Upholds Exclusion of Citizenship Question in 2020 Census (Press Release)

6/27/2019

Today, the Supreme Court ruled in Department of Commerce v. New York that a citizenship question in the U.S. Census report cannot proceed. LWVNY was one of the several plaintiffs.