North Carolina Voters Win in Partisan Gerrymandering Case (Press Release) 8/28/2018 A three-judge panel struck down the state’s congressional map as an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander.
Virginia Legislators Should Put Voters First When Redrawing Maps (Press Release) 8/30/2018 The Virginia General Assembly will convene in a special session to redraw eleven House of Delegates districts that a three-judge panel deemed in June were an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
Nevada Signature Collection Deadline Extended due to COVID-19 (Press Release) 6/2/2020 A federal judge ruled that the deadline to collect signatures should be extended for Fair Maps Nevada’s ballot initiative petition due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
HBCU Alumni Alliance To Host July 4th Virtual “Fire Up the Vote” Cookout (Press Release) 6/22/2020 LWV and VOTE411 team up with HBCU Alumni Alliance to prepare voters in an election year.
LWV of the US and LWV of California, Florida and Texas Join Case Challenging Trump Census Order (Press Release) 8/15/2020 LWV of the United States and LWV of California, Florida, Texas filed an amicus brief in New York Immigrant Coalition v. Trump, a case which challenges President Trump’s executive order to block…
Civil Rights Groups, Civic Organizations, and Local Governments Sue to Protect the Census Timeline (Press Release) 8/18/2020 LWVUS and partners filed a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s decision to rush the Census counting period to a close amid a national public health emergency.
LWV and NALEO Educational Fund Launch VOTE411 Election Website in Spanish (Press Release) 9/2/2020 The League of Women Voters Education Fund launched the award-winning election website VOTE411.org in Spanish.
Arkansas Voters File Lawsuit to Count Petition Signatures (Press Release) 9/2/2020 LWV of Arkansas filed a lawsuit seeking to reinstate the Arkansas Voters First ballot initiative calling for a constitutional amendment establishing a fair, citizen-led redistricting process on the…
Federal Judge Blocks Efforts to Shorten Census Timeline (Press Release) 9/6/2020 A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order in National Urban League v. Ross against the winding down of in-person counting for the 2020 Census.
Ruling Halts LWV of Arkansas Fair Maps Initiative (Press Release) 9/16/2020 A federal judge ruled in Miller v. Thurston that 150,000 signatures collected for a ballot measure that would create an independent redistricting commission in the state were invalid.