Category Archives: redistricting

“We Drew Congressional Maps for Partisan Advantage. That Was the Point.”

March 25, 2019, 7:37 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Ralph Hise and David Lewis in The Atlantic: “I propose that we draw the maps to give a partisan advantage to 10 Republicans and three Democrats, because I do not believe it’s possible to draw a map with 11… Continue reading

“In Wisconsin gerrymandering case, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos refuses to testify”

March 21, 2019, 8:29 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

“Redistricting Edge Saved GOP From Deeper Midterm Losses”

March 21, 2019, 8:02 amredistrictingRick Hasen

AP: The AP’s analysis indicates that Republicans won about 16 more U.S. House seats than would have been expected based on their average share of the vote in congressional districts across the country. In state House elections, Republicans’ structural… Continue reading

“Supreme Court Weighs Race Challenge to Virginia Voting Map”

March 18, 2019, 11:48 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

NYT reports on today’s Bethune-Hill II oral argument.

Supreme Court Posts Transcript of Argument in Today’s Bethune-Hill Case (Va. Racial Gerrymandering)

March 18, 2019, 10:14 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

You can find the transcript here.

“Partisan Gerrymandering Returns to a Transformed Supreme Court”

March 18, 2019, 8:04 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Adam Liptak NYT Sidebar column.

“U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments in appeal of Virginia racial gerrymandering case”

March 17, 2019, 5:54 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

WaPo: The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in a redistricting case that could help determine the balance of power in Virginia’s legislature for years to come.A panel of lower-court judges ruled last year that 11 Virginia House… Continue reading

Oral Advocates Announced for Partisan Gerrymandering SCOTUS Arguments March 26

March 15, 2019, 2:50 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

From the hearing list:

“California’s independent redistricting rules could offer some hope for Republicans”

March 10, 2019, 5:15 pmcitizen commissions, redistrictingRick Hasen

John Myers for the LAT: California government auditors will begin accepting applications in June from citizens who would like to help redraw the state’s congressional and legislative maps, a task with enormous political consequences.The once-a-decade redistricting process will also offer… Continue reading

“Prison Gerrymandering Distorts Our Democracy in the Worst Ways”

March 9, 2019, 11:20 amredistrictingJustin Levitt

The Nation on the piece of HR 1 that would require the Census to count people who are incarcerated at their last known address. The Census Bureau requested comment on the issue several times in the last few years, but… Continue reading

“Only One Roadblock on the Road to Reform: Mitch McConnell”

March 9, 2019, 11:20 amcampaign finance, election administration, Elections Clause, Fixing Election Administration, legislation and legislatures, redistricting, The Voting Wars, voter registrationJustin Levitt

The NY Times Editorial Board calls HR 1 the “Merrick Garland of reform legislation.”

More on the Census Bureau’s collection of administrative citizenship data

March 9, 2019, 11:19 amredistrictingJustin Levitt

The Washington Post goes deeper on this story, of the Census Bureau collecting administrative data (including citizenship information) to bolster household-by-household census results.