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This is the second time in a year that a panel of federal judges expressed an opinion condemning the political motivations behind electoral mapmaking.

Judge Calls Partisan Gerrymandering "A Cancer on Our Democracy" A US district court sided with GOP voters Friday, describing Maryland's partisan gerrymandering scheme as "nefarious activity." More info @ http://ift.tt/2tBHUHw Automated post from LWV of the Elgin Area - http://ift.tt/2dKZy4V July 18, 2017 at 06:27AM

By LWVelginarea|2017-07-18T08:24:10-05:00July 18th, 2017|

“The U.S. has the highest rate of maternal mortality in the developed world. Yet these deaths of women from causes related to pregnancy or childbirth are almost invisible. When a new or expectant mother dies, her obituary rarely mentions the circumstances. Her identity is shrouded by medical institutions, regulators and state maternal mortality review committees. Her loved ones mourn her loss in private. The lessons to be learned from her death are often lost as well.” http://ift.tt/2vvOW1J

Lost Mothers An estimated 700 to 900 women in the U.S. died from pregnancy-related causes in 2016. We have identified 120 of them so far. More info @ http://ift.tt/2vvOW1J Automated post from LWV of the Elgin Area - http://ift.tt/2dKZy4V July 17, 2017 at 07:38PM

By LWVelginarea|2017-07-17T19:39:46-05:00July 17th, 2017|

Mental Health Summit http://ift.tt/2uCiONo More info @ http://ift.tt/2uCiONo Automated post from LWV of the Elgin Area - http://ift.tt/2dKZy4V July 17, 2017 at 04:32PM

By LWVelginarea|2017-07-17T16:34:33-05:00July 17th, 2017|

https://twitter.com/LWV/status/886994413767053317

LWV of the US on Twitter “Watch, read, & react with election experts during Wednesday's "election integrity" meeting. Follow #RespectMyVote” More info @ https://twitter.com/LWV/status/886994413767053317 Automated post from LWV of the Elgin Area - http://ift.tt/2dKZy4V July 17, 2017 at 03:22PM

By LWVelginarea|2017-07-17T15:29:33-05:00July 17th, 2017|