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Fair Votes Fair Maps

The Fair Votes Fair Maps Committee of the Topeka-Shawnee County League considered this community and how it is divided into State House and Senate districts. The Board adopted the Committee’s recommendations for principles to guide redistricting in the Shawnee County area. Read the full report of the Fair Votes Fair Maps Committee here.

Redistricting Committee Meetings

Stay up to date with developments on redistricting by frequently consulting the House and Senate Redistricting committees’ pages. Note that the committees do not have a set time or location so check their agendas for the most up-to-date information if you want to attend or listen in on the meetings.The Legislative Research Department (KLRD) also has redistricting-related information on its website. As with the committee pages, check KLRD’s site as updates may be posted frequently.

Legislative Public Hearings

November Virtual Listening Tour. The Legislature’s House and Senate Redistricting committees conducted a series of virtual Town Hall meetings in August and November 2021. You can access written testimony submitted to the committees via the following links:

House Committee on Redistricting — Agendas and Minutes and Committee Documents

Senate Committee on Redistricting — Agendas and Minutes and Committee Documents

View audio/video recordings of the August “Listening Tour” hearings.

Learn why redistricting hearings are important.

Learn how you can get involved in this important work.

As with all the League’s work, we encourage community members to work together and stay engaged with their elected representatives. Watch the Fair Votes Fair Maps page and the LWVTSC Facebook page for events and more information.

Election Information

Visit ksvotes.org to register to vote, change your information or check your registration.
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Check Vote411 — Use our online voters’ guide to see the races and issues on your ballot. Compare candidates side-by-side and read their views on the important issues in their own words

The VOTER

We publish monthly newsletters summarizing our local activities.

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News

News releases

August 1, 2021 – League of Women Voters of Kansas Expresses Disappointment with Late Night Listening Tour Announcement

The League of Women Voters of Kansas expressed its disappointment with the Friday evening release of the Kansas House and Senate Redistricting Committees’ “Listening Tour” scheduled for Aug. 9-13. The scheduled “Listening Tour” is in preparation for the 2022 round of redistricting.

In contrast, the hearing schedule in 2011 covered the same 14 cities from July to October. (Read the release)

June 17, 2021 – Kansas Civic Groups File Motion for Temporary Injunction Against New Voter Education Restriction Read the release

June 1, 2021 – Kansas Civic Groups File Lawsuit Against Newly Enacted Voter Suppression Laws

Today, the League of Women Voters of Kansas, Loud Light, Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice and the Topeka Independent Living Resource Center filed a lawsuit challenging newly enacted voting laws in Kansas that will make it more difficult for Kansans to vote. House Bill 2183 and House Bill 2332 violate the Kansas Constitution by interfering with Kansans’ voting, due process and free speech and association rights. (Read the release)

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