While the coronavirus crisis has prompted states to postpone primaries and thrown into question how voting will proceed in the coming months, primary results so far suggest that pro-choice candidates are in a strong position to increase their numbers in the House come November. Protecting the House pro-choice majority is critical to women’s rights, regardless of the outcome in the senate and presidential elections.
Tag: Voting Rights
Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation: Jacinda Ardern’s “Next Big Test,” The Feminist Case for Ranked Choice Voting and More
Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation in politics, on boards, in sports and entertainment, in judicial offices and in the private sector in the U.S. and around the world—with a little gardening and goodwill mixed in for refreshment!
“19: The Musical” Tells a 100-Year-Old Story Still Relevant for Women Today
“19: The Musical” is a two-hour musical that chronicles women’s struggle to gain the right to vote—which was finally won a century ago with the 19th amendment to the U.S. constitution. Modeled after Hamilton, “19” brings to life a story that few Americans know or understand.
Ranked Choice, Fair Choice: Recapping the RCVictories of the Last Decade
The political landscape over the last decade was marked by increasing polarization, partisan majorities in many states that impose policies out of step with the views of most Americans—and gerrymandering and winner-take-all electoral systems making a mockery of the prospect of political accountability. But it was also a decade in which ranked choice voting (RCV) spread across the country.
How Ranked Choice Voting Shaped the Feminist Victories of the 2019 Elections
Ranked choice voting has been shown to increase the number of women and people of color running in and winning elections—and the results of the 2019 elections prove that it works.
Ranked Choice Voting Would Help Women Candidates in New York City—and Across the Country
With a population of 8.6 million, New York City has the chance to double the number of Americans who currently use ranked-choice voting today.
We Heart: The Feminist Politicians Voting Early—and Urging Their Followers to Cast Ballots
Reps. Carolyn Maloney and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez both took advantage of New York state’s new early voting options this year, casting their ballots for this week’s elections over the weekend. But their civic engagement efforts didn’t stop at the polls.
Groundbreaking Student Voter Bill Signed into Law in California
AB 963, the Student Civic and Voter Empowerment Act, calls for historic investment to increase civic engagement among the state’s 3.1 million students enrolled at 147 public universities and colleges.
Abortion Bans are an Attack on Democracy
Denying anyone their voting rights or abortion rights is a degradation to democracy. Every person should have control over their own destiny, whether that’s a matter of ballots or bodies.
Black Women Led the Way on Election Day—Now They’re Leading the Charge for Voting Rights
Black women’s leadership and GOTV efforts led Black women candidates to victory, and the Black women we elected will lead the country on a new path toward equality and justice for all. But we had to overcome monumental hurdles to get to these victories—with some voters still fighting today to ensure their ballots from Tuesday are counted.