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The Post and Courier: Commentary: How ‘safe’ SC Election Districts Turn Voters invisible (News Clips)

12/13/2020

LWV of South Carolina wrote an op-ed about the upcoming redistricting cycle and how "safe" districts silence the voice of voters.

20 Ways LWV Empowered Voters and Protected Democracy in 2020 (Blog)

12/10/2020

More voters than ever before participated in our elections in 2020, thanks in part to the work of the League across the country. Here are just a few of our successes in 2020.

League Affirms Support for the For the People Act in 117th Congress (Legal Document)

11/23/2020

LWVUS sent a letter to Senate and House leadership outlining our continued support for the legislation commonly referred to as HR1 or the For the People Act.

Fair Maps on the 2020 Ballot (Blog)

11/20/2020

This blog shares updates of the redistricting initiatives that were on the 2020 ballot.

League Urges U.S. Senate to Extend Census Reporting Deadlines (Legal Document)

11/19/2020

LWVUS is urging Congress to extend the statutory reporting deadlines that the U.S. Census must follow when sending apportionment numbers to the President and sending redistricting data to the states…

In the Know: Understanding New York v. Trump SCOTUS (Blog)

11/17/2020

This case involves the question of whether the President can exclude undocumented immigrants from the state-population totals from the 2020 Census that are used for apportionment.

League Urges U.S. Senate to Extend Census Deadlines (Legal Document)

11/4/2020

The League joined coalition partners in urging the U.S. Senate to extend statutory reporting deadlines for apportionment and redistricting data, to give the U.S. Census Bureau sufficient…

Vote SI a la Enmienda 1 / Vote YES on Amendment 1 (Article)

10/15/2020

Abogamos para poner fin a la manipulación partidista en Virginia y alentamos a los votantes a votar Sí a la Enmienda 1. La League of Women…

10 Things You Should Know About Redistricting (Blog)

10/5/2020

Every 10 years, after the collection of the decennial census data, states redraw their state and congressional district lines. Here are 10 things you should know about it works.

Judge Rules That Census Must Not be Rushed in Victory for Civil Rights Groups, Civic Organizations, and Local Governments (Press Release)

9/25/2020

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ordered the Trump administration to halt its rush to end the 2020 Census, extending deadline for counting to October 31.