In a disappointing decision the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the three-judge court’s unanimous finding that the Texas Legislature intentionally discriminated against Blacks and Latinos in drawing its district lines in 2013.

Join us on November 29, 2018 for a call-in event to hear directly from CLC experts about what happened in the 2018 midterms, and what comes next. 

The 2018 midterm race for Maine’s Second Congressional District marks the first federal election successfully conducted using Ranked Choice Voting. 

Americans overwhelmingly voted to support measures that end extreme partisan gerrymandering, improve the way we fund elections, expand voting access and move toward a more ethical and accountable government

"My assemblyman participated in the gerrymandering. My senator participated. My governor participated. They gleefully trampled on my constitutional right to have my vote count. They spent my tax dollars doing it, and more tax dollars to defend it in court."

Today, a North Carolina Court ruled that the state’s maps are an unconstitutional gerrymander for the second time.

During the call policy experts tracking state ballot initiatives at the national level, and leaders working in the states to push their initiatives to victory in November shared trends and strategies with call participants. 

It’s time for the courts to stop hesitating and start protecting the fundamental right to vote from the harms caused by the distortions of gerrymandering.

Clean Missouri has proposed a new ballot initiative that promises to make Missouri elections fairer and more transparent.

On Sunday, HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver dedicated a segment to one of the most serious threats to our democracy. Oliver’s segment on gerrymandering highlighted how partisan manipulation of district lines, or partisan gerrymandering, harms the ability of Americans to have their vote count...

Learn more about the other benefits of ranked choice voting in the issue brief, The Civic Benefits of Ranked Choice Voting.

For the period from November 25, 2014 to February 2, 2015.