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Moore v. Harper (Legal Case)

3/15/2023

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…

League of Women Voters on the Ground Getting Voters Ready (News Clips)

3/15/2023

This story was originally published in Generations Magazine. There is no “right” age to give back to your community. But for members of the League of Women Voters (LWV)—50 state League (and the…

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

2/27/2023

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…

LWV Utah v. Utah State Legislature (Legal Case)

2/27/2023

LWV Utah and Mormon Women for Ethical Government (MWEG) sued to strike down gerrymandered congressional districts and reinstate Proposition 4, which established an independent redistricting…

League of Women Voters of Ohio v. Ohio Redistricting Commission (state legislative maps) (Legal Case)

2/22/2023

LWV Ohio filed a lawsuit in state court challenging the new State House and State Senate maps as illegal partisan gerrymanders under the Ohio Constitution.

League of Women Voters of New York v. Kosinski (Legal Case)

2/21/2023

The League of Women Voters of New York and its co-plaintiffs sued to move New York’s primary election from June 28, 2022, to August 23, 2022.

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

2/6/2023

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

Gonidakis v. Ohio Redistricting Commission (Legal Case)

2/3/2023

LWV Ohio intervened in a federal lawsuit that asked the court to impose state legislative maps that had been rejected by the Ohio Supreme Court.

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.

South Dakota Federal Court Strikes Down Residency Requirement for Ballot Initiatives (Press Release)

1/27/2023

In a victory for South Dakotans, a law that places a 30-day residency requirement for ballot initiative petition circulators has been permanently enjoined by a federal court.