Reflections from a Poll Observer (Blog) 6/8/2012 As I wrote earlier this week, I was in Wisconsin on Tuesday to observe the recall election. It was a long day, but very exciting to bear witness to democracy at work.
15 Years of Making Democracy Work (Blog) 8/24/2015 I will be stepping down in a few weeks after 15 years as the League’s executive director. I am confident that the League will continue its work to make American democracy as good as the ideals on…
Boston Herald: Election activists push for auto registration (News Clips) 11/12/2017 The League supports automatic voter registration. In Massachusetts, League Executive Director Meryl Kessler calls it, “the next logical step in the modernization of the electoral process”.
Supreme Court Upholds Wisconsin Unconstitutional Electoral Maps (Press Release) 6/18/2018 Today the Supreme Court ruled that the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate standing in the case of Gill v. Whitford, a case which challenged the state of Wisconsin’s assembly map as an example of…
LWVUS Position on Redistricting (Article) 6/20/2018 This is the Leagues official position on redistricting as adopted by the delegates at the 2016 LWVUS Convention.
NC Court Sends Gerrymandering Case Back to Lower Court, Further Delaying Voter Protections (Press Release) 6/25/2018 The Supreme Court sent the North Carolina redistricting case of Rucho v. League of Women Voters of NC back to the U.S District court for further consideration.
Washington Post: Efforts to limit partisan gerrymandering falter at Supreme Court (News Clips) 6/18/2018 The justices left the door open for future challenges to partisan gerrymanders.
Bustle: March For Our Lives' Gun Control Agenda Is Clear. Now It Needs To Turn Protesters Into Voters. (News Clips) 4/4/2018 "It is safe to say that we have never registered this many people, so early in the year, during a non-presidential election year."
The Charlotte Observer: With Kennedy gone from Supreme Court, what's next for NC gerrymandering case? (News Clips) 6/29/2018 The League of Women Voters of North Carolina is a plaintiff in a case challenging the state's 13 congressional districts as extreme unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders.
Wisconsin State Journal: Collaborative effort to help homeless population register to vote (News Clips) 7/12/2018 Voter ID laws can make it difficult for homeless people to vote. In Wisconsin, the League is working to help homeless voters exercise their rights.