By Shannon Najmabadi February 22, 2017 Chronicle of Higher Education Moon Duchin, of Tufts U., has helped create a program to train mathematicians to serve as expert witnesses in court cases over redrawn electoral districts. (Tufts U.) A Tufts University professor … Continued
This week, your Members of Congress (MoCs) don’t have votes and committee hearings. This is a great opportunity to ask them the big picture questions—and to try to get them to commit to an answer—so we’ve outlined four major topics … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2017/02/15/15061/#.WKXd828rIdU By Lecia Imbery February 15, 2017 The first recess period for the new Congress begins this Saturday, Feb. 18, and runs through Sunday, Feb. 26. Several of CHN’s members and friends have put together resources for advocates to … Continued
From Fair Vote (http://www.fairvote.org/): This year, legislators in 13 states have introduced bills advancing ranked choice voting (RCV) and we’ve seen interest bloom across the country. Coming on the heels of Maine and Benton County, Oregon’s historic votes to adopt … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/02/07/house-gop-quietly-moves-kill-commission-charged-securing-elections Published on Tuesday, February 07, 2017 by Common Dreams House Committee also voted to abolish public financing for presidential elections By Lauren McCauley, staff writer Tuesday’s votes by GOP committee members, as The Nation‘s Ari Berman put it, … Continued
Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District, which has been described as Goofy kicking Donald Duck, is an example of extreme gerrymandering. (League of Women Voters/CONTRIBUTED PHOTO) Bill White Of The Morning Call Grassroots support growing for ending gerrymandering “Nothing’s riding on this … Continued
The State Office of the League of Women Voters every year offers a contest to high school students. All PS high school students are invited to participate by creating a 30 second video on the subject Every Election Matters. Local elections impact … Continued
From Americans United for Separation of Church and State (http://www.au.org): Today is the day … … the day Donald Trump becomes President of the United States. He and Mike Pence will take an oath to uphold the Constitution. But there … Continued
DeVos, Sessions, and Pruitt All To Receive “No” Vote From PA Senator WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is ready to announce after deliberations, hearings, and review of available paperwork that he will vote “no” on President-elect … Continued
From We Say Enough (http://wesayenough.org): As we settle into the new year, a new political reality that threatens the safety of Black and Brown families and communities is taking shape. Many have been in a variety of conversations that range from … Continued