New York Democrats Make Last-Ditch Bid to Save New Congressional Maps (News Clips) 4/26/2022 The state’s highest court heard arguments on Tuesday on whether to uphold earlier rulings that voided maps drawn by Democrats as illegal gerrymanders.
Op-Ed: Katharine Biele: Utah Legislature takes away power that belongs to the people (News Clips) 5/8/2022 Republicans take the teeth out of redistricting initiative and divide communities of interest.
Want a more representative democracy? Reform CT's redistricting process (News Clips) 1/31/2023 This opinion was originally published in the CT Mirror. LWVCT president Laura Smits co-wrote this opinion about the importance of fair maps in Connecticut.
Supreme Court Strikes Down Alabama's Congressional Maps (News Clips) 6/9/2023 This story was originally published by Public News Service. Kathy Jones, president of the League of Women Voters of Alabama, praised the ruling as a "momentous day" for voters and voting-rights…
League of Women Voters: Gerrymandering is harming environmental protection in Wisconsin (News Clips) 10/23/2023 This story was originally published in WUWM 89.7. Debra Cronmiller is executive director of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin. She testified that a gerrymandered legislature is failing to do…
Civil rights groups sues Tennessee over the state's GOP-drawn congressional and state Senate maps, calling the boundaries 'unconstitutional racial gerrymandering' (News Clips) 8/13/2023 This article was originally published in Business Insider. A group of civil rights and voting rights organizations last Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee and…
Deadline to approve new congressional maps loom over Georgia lawmakers (News Clips) 12/4/2023 This story was originally published by FOX 5 Atlanta. "We are concerned by the large number of voters whose US Representatives and potentially polling locations will change in such a quick timeframe…
Collecting signatures to end gerrymandering (News Clips) 3/2/2024 This opinion was originally published by The Miami Student. Jenny Fisher, co-president of LWV Oxford, OH, discusses the Citizens Not Politicans petition in Ohio and fighting gerrymandering in the…