“If The Supreme Court Reads This Study, It Could End Partisan Gerrymandering Forever”
Ian Millhiser writes.
I was surprised to see no mention of Voting Rights Act requirements in drawing these districts.
Category Archives: redistricting
“Making Ohio’s Electoral System a National Model”
Dec. 10 Bipartisan Policy Institute event at Ohio State:
Ohio is at the epicenter of electoral policy discussions in the United States. Over the next two years, Ohio will again engage in debates about redistricting reform, early voting, voter registration… Continue reading
“Republicans go head-to-head on redistricting reform”
A complicated picture in Ohio.
“Editorial: Fix This Ridiculous Map”
“Gerrymandering is a Texas tradition whose time has come and gone”
“Exclusive: new emails reveal efforts to redraw Florida political lines to favor Republicans”
Naples Daily News:
More than 500-pages of emails kept secret during an ongoing redistricting legal battle shed light on the behind-the-scene efforts by a handful of GOP political consultants to influence Florida’s political lines, according to documents obtained by the… Continue reading
“Meet the Fortune 500 Companies Funding the Political Resegregation of America”
Andy Kroll reports.
“The SCOTUS Should Reject Alabama’s Congressional Districts”
Jim Sleeper writes at the Washington Monthly.
As a reader points out, the Alabama case is about state legislative districts, not congressional districts.
“Did Race Play a Role in Alabama Redistricting?”
MHP discusses with Janai Nelson and Amy Howe.
“US justices could toss legislative maps in AZ”
Thor’s back.
(For newer blog readers, my earlier Thor Hearne coverage.)
Listen to Oral Argument Audio in SCOTUS Alabama Redistricting Case
The Court has now posted it here.
“Guest Blog: Janai Nelson, Race Reasoning in Alabama Redistricting: A View from the Supreme Court”
Here:
If ultimately forced to draw a new plan in the current post-Shelby world, Alabama would no longer have Section 5 to rely on—for better or worse. Instead, it would have to take account of the Voting Rights Act’s… Continue reading
“California Legislature is looking more moderate due to voting reforms”
George Skelton LAT column:
Until last week, no Democratic state legislator running for reelection had lost to a Republican in 20 years. Then suddenly three did.
When incumbents start losing their legislative seats, it means something is happening.
The national… Continue reading
“Race, Politics and Drawing Maps; The Supreme Court Hears an Alabama Case on the Voting Rights Act”
NYT editorial begins:
As long as politicians are entrusted with drawing legislative maps, they will use their pen to gain partisan advantage. Courts generally do not interfere with that process, but there are limits to this where race is involved.… Continue reading