Support electoral systems at each level of government that encourage participation, are verifiable and auditable, and enhance representation for all voters.
On December 6, 2023, the League of Women Voters of Wellesley held our annual information session for anyone interested in running for Town Meeting or one of Wellesley’s Boards in our town's March 2024 election. With our panel of civic all-stars,
The Australian voting method, which was eventually adopted by the US, reflects our current way of voting. We have an excellent teacher, Michael Henges, who has taken the Harvard Case Study professional development course.
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.
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.
Something particularly dreadful is happening in Alachua Co about the single-member district ballot initiative. There is an aggressive misinformation campaign going to convince Black voters that local Black leaders and the NAACP are in favor of single districts. The opposite is true.
