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Nov
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Sep
Redistricting reformers turn to ballot initiatives
Nonpartisan redistricting proponents are turning to midterm election referendums in key states where legislative leaders have signaled no desire to give up their authority on drawing political boundaries.Source: Redistricting reformers turn to ballot initiatives...
03
Sep
Breaking : Common Cause, League of Women Voters, and NC Democratic Party Oppose Redrawing North Carolina Congressional Districts for 2018, All But Assuring It Won’t Happen
Got to give a lot of credit to these groups for making this conclusion, given the national stakes of fixing the partisan gerrymander in North Carolina’s congressional districts: The Court asked the parties to “file briefs addressing whether [it] should allow the State to conduct any future eleSource: Breaking : Common Cause, League of Women Voters, and NC Democratic Party...
20
Aug
Pioneer of modern redistricting dies at 75
For more than four decades, when Republicans needed strategic advice drawing political boundaries, the party turned to a small cadre of expert cartographers, trained in the rare art of redistricting. At the heart of that group was Tom Hofeller.Source: Pioneer of modern redistricting dies at 75...
24
Jul
Drive Against Gerrymandering Finds New Life in Ballot Initiatives
The movement to take politics out of setting legislative district boundaries seemed to suffer a grievous, and perhaps even mortal, blow this spring when the Supreme Court passed up three chances to declare partisan gerrymandering unconstitutional.Source: Drive Against Gerrymandering Finds New Life in Ballot Initiatives...
03
Apr
Democrats Hate Gerrymandering – Except When They Get to Do It
Source: Democrats Hate Gerrymandering - Except When They Get to Do It...
28
Mar
Rubio Tweet Links Census Citizenship Question To Redistricting
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) in a tweet Wednesday linked the Trump administration’s controversial push to add a citizenship question to the Census to an approach to drawing districts that would boost Republican power. Latest absurd freak out is over #census2020 citizenship question.Source: Rubio Tweet Links Census Citizenship Question To Redistricting...
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24
Feb
Pennsylvania Redistricting – Impeach PA Supreme Court Justices for Violating the PA Constitution?
Late last month, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a ruling that congressional redistricting maps drawn after the 2010 census and in use for the last 3 election cycles (2012, 2014, and 2016) violated the Pennsylvania Constitution.Source: Pennsylvania Redistricting - Impeach PA Supreme Court Justices for Violating the PA Constitution?...
03
Jan
Critics Say Questions About Citizenship Could Wreck Chances for an Accurate Census
WASHINGTON — A request by the Justice Department to ask people about their citizenship status in the 2020 census is stirring a broad backlash from census experts and others who say the move could wreck chances for an accurateSource: Critics Say Questions About Citizenship Could Wreck Chances for an Accurate Census...
16
Nov
Over the Line: Life in the nation’s most gerrymandered district
Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional district sprawls across portions of five different counties. Its cartoonish shape has made it the poster child for gerrymandering nationwide. (Photo by Dan Gleiter/PennLive) U.S. Rep.Source: Over the Line: Life in the nation's most gerrymandered district...