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2019 Annual Meeting
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LWVUS on the June 27 Supreme Court rulings
1. Supreme Court Upholds Exclusion of Citizenship Question in 2020 Census
6/27/2019
LEAGUE REMAINS DEDICATED TO COMPLETE COUNT IN 2020
WASHINGTON, DC--Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Department of Commerce v. New York that a citizenship question in the U.S. Census report cannot proceed for 2020. The League of Women Voters of New York State was one of several named organizational plaintiffs in the case.
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“Make no mistake – the suggestion of a citizenship question in the census was a scare tactic designed to decrease participation among non-English speaking and immigrant communities,” said Virginia Kase, CEO of the League of Women Voters of the United States. “While today’s ruling is a victory for our democracy, damage has already been done by instilling fear in the public. We celebrate the Court’s ruling and are relieved that the question will not appear in the census questionnaire; however, there is still much work to be done.”
The League will be working overtime in the coming months with a three-pronged approach—education, ‘Get Out the Count’ activities, and watchdog reporting—to ensure the most complete possible census count, with a focus on hard-to-count communities.
Read the full statement.
LEAGUE REMAINS DEDICATED TO COMPLETE COUNT IN 2020
WASHINGTON, DC--Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Department of Commerce v. New York that a citizenship question in the U.S. Census report cannot proceed for 2020. The League of Women Voters of New York State was one of several named organizational plaintiffs in the case.
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“Make no mistake – the suggestion of a citizenship question in the census was a scare tactic designed to decrease participation among non-English speaking and immigrant communities,” said Virginia Kase, CEO of the League of Women Voters of the United States. “While today’s ruling is a victory for our democracy, damage has already been done by instilling fear in the public. We celebrate the Court’s ruling and are relieved that the question will not appear in the census questionnaire; however, there is still much work to be done.”
The League will be working overtime in the coming months with a three-pronged approach—education, ‘Get Out the Count’ activities, and watchdog reporting—to ensure the most complete possible census count, with a focus on hard-to-count communities.
Read the full statement.
2. Supreme Court Declines to Set a Standard to Rein in Partisan Gerrymandering
6/27/2019
Legislative Solutions Exist to Ensure Fair Maps
WASHINGTON - Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina that no fair test exists for courts to determine when partisan gerrymandering has gone too far.
“Today’s decision is devastating to the voters in North Carolina who have lived with unconstitutional districts in the last four federal elections,” said Janet Hoy, co-president of the League of Women Voters of North Carolina and a named plaintiff in the case. “While we were hopeful that the Court would set a standard to address extreme gerrymandering cases like ours, we will continue to work on getting fair maps for North Carolinians through other means.”
“Today’s decision is a disappointment, and the court missed a crucial opportunity to strengthen our republic,” said Chris Carson, president of the board of directors of the League of Women Voters of the United States. “And it means we have more work to do. The League won’t back down until we have nationwide fair maps that work for everyone.”
Read the full statement.
Legislative Solutions Exist to Ensure Fair Maps
WASHINGTON - Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina that no fair test exists for courts to determine when partisan gerrymandering has gone too far.
“Today’s decision is devastating to the voters in North Carolina who have lived with unconstitutional districts in the last four federal elections,” said Janet Hoy, co-president of the League of Women Voters of North Carolina and a named plaintiff in the case. “While we were hopeful that the Court would set a standard to address extreme gerrymandering cases like ours, we will continue to work on getting fair maps for North Carolinians through other means.”
“Today’s decision is a disappointment, and the court missed a crucial opportunity to strengthen our republic,” said Chris Carson, president of the board of directors of the League of Women Voters of the United States. “And it means we have more work to do. The League won’t back down until we have nationwide fair maps that work for everyone.”
Read the full statement.
The League of Women Voters of California is celebrating some big wins:
- AB 849, the Fair Maps Act, has passed out of the Assembly and is on its way to the Senate. Once passed, this bill will combat partisan and racially-discriminatory gerrymandering at the local level.
- SB 72 has passed out of the Senate and is advancing to the Assembly. Upon passage, it will bring Election Day Registration to every California polling place in 2020.
- SB 139, the People's Maps Act, also passed out of the Senate, and is one step closer to giving people–not politicians–the power to draw the lines in large counties.
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Take Action based on our positions through ADVOCACY
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