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Baltimore Cnty. Branch NAACP v. Baltimore County, MD (Legal Case)

5/19/2023

Black voters in Baltimore County challenged the county’s redistricting plan as racial vote dilution in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

San Luis Obispo County Citizens for Good Government v. County of San Luis Obispo (Legal Case)

5/16/2023

California’s FAIR MAPS Act bans gerrymandering of local government districts. The League of Women Voters of San Luis Obispo County (LWV SLO) intervened as plaintiffs after the county’s Board of…

Moore v. Harper (Legal Case)

5/4/2023

The Republican-controlled North Carolina Legislature, asserting that state legislatures had exclusive power over redistricting, petitioned the Supreme Court for review, after the state supreme court…

What is "One Person, One Vote?" (Blog)

5/4/2023

When redistricting is done fairly, each person’s vote is equal to every other person’s because their districts are drawn in ways that accurately represent the voting power of the people within them…

League of Women Voters of Ohio v. La Rose (now League of Women Voters v. Huffman) (congressional map) (Legal Case)

5/4/2023

State court lawsuits by LWV Ohio asserting Ohio’s new Congressional map violated the Ohio Constitution’s ban on partisan gerrymandering.

LWVUS Comments on OMB Race and Ethnicity Data Standards (Legal Document)

4/27/2023

The League submitted comments to the Management and Budget Office (OMB) regarding its proposed updates to the federal government’s race and ethnicity data collection standards. The outcome of this…

LWVUS Joins Letter Urging HHS to Take Action to Keep People Covered During Medicaid Unwinding (Legal Document)

4/24/2023

The League of Women Voters of the United States joined more than 200 civil rights and health care groups on a letter to the Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The…

Common Cause v. Raffensperger (Legal Case)

4/5/2023

LWV of Georgia filed a complaint against the Georgia Secretary of State in response to three districts in metropolitan Atlanta using racially gerrymandered maps.

League of Women Voters of Tennessee v. Davidson County Election Commission (Legal Case)

3/30/2023

LWV Tennessee sought an emergency injunction after Davidson County issued residents incorrect ballots during early voting

Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute v. Byrd (formerly Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute v. Lee) (Legal Case)

3/2/2023

The League of Women Voters of Florida, together with voting rights organizations and individual plaintiffs, sued the Florida Legislature and Florida officials for violating the Florida Constitution…