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LWVPA Statement on Supreme Court Upholding New Maps (Press Release)

3/20/2018

The League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania issued the following statement on the Supreme Court decision refusing to block the redrawing of Pennsylvania's congressional districts.

The Union Edge (Radio): Municipality abolishes Super PACs (News Clips)

11/21/2017

Julie Kessel, President of the St. Petersburg Florida Area League, talks to The Union Edge about the FIRST municipality post-Citizens United to abolish Super PACs and limit foreign…

FEC to Strengthen Online Advertisement Regulation Thanks to League Activists (Blog)

11/16/2017

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) voted unanimously to update and strengthen regulations for online advertisements after thousands of activists including League members and supporters sent…

Philadelphia Inquirer: In case that could affect 2018 elections, gerrymandering suit can proceed, Pa. high court rules (News Clips)

11/9/2017

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered the Commonwealth Court to decide a gerrymandering lawsuit by the end of the year.

Groups Demand FEC Require Online Political Ad Transparency (Blog)

11/9/2017

Every American has the right to know who is paying for online political ads, whether it is organizations with ties to foreign governments or wealthy special interests at home.

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 Supports Honest Ads Act (Legal Document)

10/24/2017

The League joined 27 reform groups calling on Senators to support and cosponsor the legislation.

UCLA Extension (Podcast): The Trump Presidency: The Good, the Bad and the Unknown (News Clips)

10/19/2017

League President Chris Carson talks to audiences from UCLA's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) on ethical and government reform issues relating to the Trump Presidency.

Maybe Yes, Maybe No: Our Democracy Hangs in the Balance (Blog)

10/4/2017

On Tuesday morning, the Supreme Court heard what we hope will be the historic case of Gill v. Whitford. Why historic? Because the case represents the last chance, probably for decades, for the Court…

Supreme Court Preview: Gill v. Whitford Challenges the Idea of Partisan Gerrymandering (Blog)

9/27/2017

The Supreme Court case of Gill v. Whitford challenges the district maps drawn by the state legislature of Wisconsin in 2011. It is the first partisan gerrymandering challenge to make it to the…