Come join the League of Women Voters of Richmond Metropolitan Area as we venture “Walking the Ward with Gary Flowers” on October 22 10 am – 12 pm!! Beginning at the Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia, this … Continued
“The LWV-VA Affordable Housing Issues Group recently completed a report on housing segregation and racial disparities in housing entitled ‘A Brief Story of Housing Segregation in the US and Virginia: History and Impact’ that can be found on the LWV-VA … Continued
People Powered Fair Maps™ is a national redistricting program of the League of Women Voters focused on creating fair political maps nationwide in all 50 states + D.C. In June of 2019, the US Supreme Court ruled 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. As a result, federal courts will be hands-off in the redistricting process even when new district lines are drawn to intentionally decrease the voting power of voters based solely on their political party.