LWV Utah v. Utah State Legislature (Legal Case) 7/11/2023 LWV Utah and Mormon Women for Ethical Government (MWEG) sued to strike down gerrymandered congressional districts and reinstate an independent redistricting commission
League of Women Voters of Ohio v. Ohio Redistricting Commission (state legislative maps) (Legal Case) 11/27/2023 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 Ohio v. La Rose (now League of Women Voters v. Huffman) (congressional map) (Legal Case) 9/7/2023 State court lawsuits by LWV Ohio asserting Ohio’s new Congressional map violated the Ohio Constitution’s ban on partisan gerrymandering.
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.
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.
Opinion | League of Women Voters: Voting is self care, not a chore (News Clips) 2/23/2023 This opinion was originally published by the Daily Journal. I am a first-year college student. I have declared two majors, a minor, and a certificate. I am an honors student, working for my…
LWV speakers highlights 'dark money' in Nebraska politics (News Clips) 2/28/2023 This story was originally published in The Hastings Tribune. Massive infusions of money, sometimes of unknown origin, into Nebraska’s political process is a topic of major importance confronting the…
Protecting the National Voter Registration Act (Blog) 5/18/2023 The League’s history of breaking down barriers to voting is perhaps best exemplified by its contribution to the passage of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) in 1993. This legislation makes…
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…
Advocacy Groups launch campaign to encourage more Black voters to 'Vote Local Now' (News Clips) 3/18/2023 This story originally aired on News4JAX. A new campaign announced Saturday, called Vote Local Now, is aimed at getting more people to the polls, especially African American voters. It’s spearheaded…