Voter-Initiated Independent Redistricting Commissions Found Constitutional (Press Release) 6/29/2015 Today, the Court rejected the Arizona legislature's argument that only they can conduct federal redistricting under the U.S. Constitution.
Supreme Court’s Evenwel Decision Reaffirms Total Population as Basis for Redistricting (Press Release) 4/4/2016 “This is an 8-0 decision that reinforces basic constitutional principles and previous holdings by the Supreme Court. This is a big win," said President MacNamara.
League of Women Voters Launches ‘Women Power Democracy’ (Press Release) 7/8/2021 New programming focus will cover countering mis- and disinformation, increasing election participation, advancing voter access, and reforming redistricting
Florida Decision is Major Victory Against Partisan Gerrymandering (Press Release) 7/11/2014 “This decision gives us a new tool to fight partisan gerrymandering,” said President MacNamara.
League Statement on the Supreme Court Agreeing to Hear Gerrymandering Case (Press Release) 6/19/2017 LWV Optimistic As Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Extreme Gerrymandering Case
LWV Supports the For the People Act in the Senate (Press Release) 3/17/2021 Senators must come together to protect voters and defend democracy
Virginia Kase Statement for Senate Rule Committee Hearing on S1, the "For the People Act" (Press Release) 3/24/2021 The For the People Act is the democracy reform bill the American people want and deserve.
LWV Commends President Biden for Prioritizing Voting Rights in First Joint Address to Congress (Press Release) 4/29/2021 We thank President Biden for calling on Congress to pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and we echo that call.
League Initiates Making Democracy Work® Campaign for 2016 Elections (Press Release) 6/23/2016 League set agenda for the next biennium and elected unanimously Chris Carson of Burbank, California as the organization's 19th national president.
LWV Applauds the Senate’s Introduction of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Press Release) 10/6/2021 Our freedom to vote remains under threat, and with the midterm election cycle just a few months away, we need the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act more than ever.