Independent Body Must Redraw Lines (News Clips) 2/7/2012 “As a nonpartisan citizen's organization, the League of Women Voters has long supported the appointment of an independent commission for the redistricting process.”
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.’”
League Joins Comments to Census Bureau (Article) 7/20/2015 The League joined national civil rights, voting rights, labor and criminal justice organizations in submitting comments to the Census Bureau asking that incarcerated persons be counted at their home…
Far-Flung New House District Highlights Need for Reform (News Clips) 3/27/2012 “Ohio voters deserve better. A coalition of citizen advocacy groups, led by the League of Women Voters of Ohio, filed petitions with the Ohio attorney general this week to reform state 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.
[IL] County Redistricting (News Clips) 4/16/2012 “The process for drawing new district maps for Cook County Commissioner Districts is underway. The League of Women Voters of Cook County [IL] urges citizens to become involved in this process as the…
2019 Roundup: Defending Democracy Through Litigation (Blog) 1/3/2020 Throughout 2019 the League defended democracy in the courts on issues relating to voting rights, redistricting, money in politics, and improving elections.
Burning Questions: An Election of Uncertainty (News Clips) 2/22/2012 “Wisconsin's new voter ID law is causing a lot of confusion. The rules regarding the voting process, voter registration and absentee voting have changed. When you add redistricting to the mix,…
Florida Congressional Restricting Map Goes to Court (News Clips) 4/19/2012 “Lawyers for the Florida Democratic Party, some individual citizens and the coalition argued the map violates the Fair Districts standards in one of two constitutional amendments covering legislative…
League Joins Amicus in Bethune-Hill v. Virginia State Board of Elections (Article) 9/13/2016 Bethune-Hill v. Virginia State Board of Elections is scheduled to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court during the current term and covers the topic of racial gerrymandering in Virginia.