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1 of 10: Why redistricting matters in AL and why you should care

The way that districts are drawn can give an elected representative (and here we’re talking about Congress, but this applies to ANY level: Congress, state legislature, city council, school board, etc.) a motivation either to care about the views of all of their voters and try to take them into account, including voters of the other party, or to feel free to ignore them.

By Catherine Davies July 30, 2021Democracy, Redistricting

Civic Action Democracy

Zooming our way to public service

Our League in Tuscaloosa built recently on the LWV’s long history of moderating non-partisan forums for election candidates. Some of you may be old enough to remember when the LWVUS moderated nationally-televised presidential debates until that role was taken away from us by the national party organizations. Local Leagues have a proud history of organizing and moderating forums for candidates for local elections, and until the pandemic we did that in person. Typically, they would be held in the evening in an accessible location. Our question committee would gather ideas and formulate questions for…

By Catherine Davies April 22, 2021Civic Action, Democracy