Category Archives: redistricting
Justice Stevens Laments Lack of Partisan Gerrymandering Standards
See the end of this speech.
“Democrats: It’s the states, stupid (Part 2)”
Herman Schwartz writes for Reuters Opinion.
“The political middle is dying. But it’s not redistricting’s fault.”
The Fix with some great illustrations from Alan Abramowitz.
“Post-Partisan: Fixing our ideological divide”
Jonathan Soros: “As Americans examine the astounding dysfunction of their government, gerrymandering is usually cited as the prime culprit. This narrative offers a compelling villain: venal politicians who draw district boundaries for partisan advantage or to protect their own… Continue reading
“Public Participation GIS: The Case of Redistricting”
Micah Altman and Michael McDonald have posted this draft on SSRN (Proceedings of the 47th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences ). Here is the abstract:
Recent technological advances have enabled greater public participation and transparency in the United… Continue reading
“Let the public help draw voting districts”
“Don’t Blame Safe Seats for the Tea Party”
Frank Wilkinson writes for Bloomberg View.
“Poll: Americans support fine-tuning election policy”
USA Today:
A nationwide USA TODAY/Bipartisan Policy Center poll finds a majority of Americans support a range of proposals aimed at easing hyper-partisanship and building confidence in elections. Some command the sort of broad bipartisan backing rare in national… Continue reading
“Navigating Debates About Redistricting”
Quote of the Day: Posner Edition
“I don’t understand the Court’s toleration for political gerrymandering, a practice that in conjunction with the Court’s endorsement of promiscuous campaign donations seems to have poisoned our national politics by filling the House of Representatives with extremists.”
–Richard A. Posner,… Continue reading
More on How Gerrymandering Did Not Cause the Shutdown
“Quit Blaming Gerrymandering for the Shutdown”
Amen to Nate Cohn.
3-Judge Texas Court, on 2-1 Vote, Allows DOJ to Intervene in Texas Voting Rights Redistricting Suit
You can find the order and Judge Jerry Smith’s dissent at this link.
There’s discussion in here of potential Texas bail-in under Section 3 of the VRA.