Redistricting

Redistricting

Support redistricting processes and enforceable standards that promote fair and effective representation at all levels of government with maximum opportunity for public participation.

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Event Date: 
May 25 2021 06:00 pm to May 26 2021 08:45 pm
Event location: 

Great Hall Banquet & Convention Center

Supreme Court in Shadow
Event Date: 
Sep 27 2023 12:00 pm

Join the LWVUS litigation team for a recap of the Supreme Court's October 2022 term and a look ahead to the Court's October 2023 term. 

Gavel - Social and Criminal Justice
News

Advocates of democracy were relieved when the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled definitively against the Independent State Legislative Theory. SCOTUS validated the authority state constitutions and courts have over redistricting.

Gavel - Social and Criminal Justice
News

The recent ruling in Allen v. Milligan demonstrates SCOTUS continues to support the Voting Rights Act. Chief Justice Roberts clearly lays out the conditions and criteria SCOTUS will be using to decide upcoming cases.

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The City of Pleasant Hill will move from at-large to by-district elections for the November 2024 election, and is in the process of holding hearings to learn what residents think about the proposed district maps. The next hearing will be Monday, June 5, 2023. The League of Women Voters of Diablo Valley is offering one-hour Zoom Forums to educate Pleasant Hill residents about how to engage in the districting process, with time for Q & A.

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In January, the City of Pleasant Hill received notice of an impending lawsuit should the City continue its at-large election process for city council members. Community members and LWVDV are planning to participate in the Pleasant Hill decision process. Two Zoom meetings are scheduled for February to inform community members, on February 18 and February 23.

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Event Date: 
Feb 23 2023 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm
Event location: 

virtual (Zoom)

Second of two Zoom events about changing the Pleasant Hill city council election process from at-large to by-district, with speaker Helen Hutchison, past president of LWV California.

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Event Date: 
Feb 18 2023 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Event location: 

virtual (Zoom)

First of two Zoom events about changing the Pleasant Hill city council election process from at-large to by-district, with speaker Helen Hutchison, past president of LWV California.

Action Needed Assembly Districts

Action Alerts

While new Congressional Districts and State Senate Districts were effected before our November general election, time constraints prohibited the process being concluded for the State Assembly Districts.

LWVFL President, Cecile Scoon
Blog Post

By Cecile M. Scoon, Esq., League of Women Voters of Florida President

Since the 2020 election, Florida’s state Legislature has enacted numerous measures that impact how Floridians vote and how their voices are heard. One of the ways that Florida citizens’ voices are either elevated or muted is by the process of redistricting.

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