Court Throws Out Texas Congressional Map (News Clips) 8/28/2012 “In a lengthy, sweeping decision, a federal court in Washington on Tuesday unanimously struck down Texas' new congressional map, ruling that the plan was enacted with "discriminatory…
"Let voters choose their legislators" (News Clips) 8/28/2012 “Consider the League of Women Voters valuable study “Shining a Light: Redistricting Lessons Learned in 2011” by reading an introductory article, “New League report details redistricting lessons…
Changing Ohio's Legislative Map (News Clips) 8/27/2012 Ann Henkener, LWV of Ohio board member: ”Voters and taxpayers deserve balance, transparency and accountability any time their tax dollars are being spent. In return for hundreds of thousands of…
Redistricting Measure a Safe Bet for November Ballot (News Clips) 7/31/2012 “With 750,000 signatures ... the coalition of good-government groups like the League of Women Voters seeking a constitutional amendment to change Ohio’s seriously messed-up system for drawing…
Md. Voters Likely to Decide Congressional Map (News Clips) 7/12/2012 “Maryland voters appear likely to get the final word on the state’s highly partisan and racially charged plan to redraw Maryland’s congressional districts. ... In passing the plan, Democratic state…
Discriminatory Texas Voter Law ID Challenged in Federal Court (News Clips) 7/9/2012 “The League of Women Voters called it ‘by far the most extreme example of racial gerrymandering among all the redistricting proposals passed by lawmakers so far this year.’”
Voting Issue on Way to Ballot (News Clips) 7/5/2012 "A plan to change how Ohio draws its legislative and congressional boundaries has collected enough signatures to go before voters and might be the only citizen-driven issue on the November…
Petition on How Districts Are Drawn Faring Well (News Clips) 6/26/2012 “...the effort to overhaul how Ohio draws its legislative and congressional districts is on track to submit more than 386,000 voter signatures by the July 4 deadline, said Ann Henkener of the League…
Redistricting Is Creating Rifts in the State's Non-Partisan High Court (News Clips) 2/29/2012 “Several normally tepid procedural rulings have sparked a flurry of divided opinions as the Florida Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments over redistricting maps ... ”
League of Women Voters Decries Method of North Hempstead Redistricting (News Clips) 2/28/2012 “The League of Women Voters of Port Washington-Manhasset [NY]...takes issue with the vote taken by the North Hempstead Town Board on Wednesday...that created a redistricting committee made up only of…