Category Archives: redistricting
NC: “Redistricting criteria call for partisan maps, no consideration of race”
WRAL:
Map makers can use election data to achieve political goals as they redraw North Carolina’s legislative districts, but they’re forbidden from considering voters’ race under criteria approved Thursday by the House and Senate committees overseeing the process.
These rules… Continue reading
Likely the Most Important Brief Filed in the WI Partisan Gerrymandering Case Supports Neither Party
This from Bernie Grofman and Keith Gaddie (with the great Josh Rosenkranz as counsel of record) may be the most important brief filed in the Gill case case:
Amici seek to assist the Court in understanding recent developments in social… Continue reading
More SCOTUSBlog Posts on Gill v. Whitford, the WI Partisan Gerrymandering Case
“Measuring Efficiency in Redistricting”
Eric McGhee has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
There has been a recent surge in work on measuring partisan bias in single-member (SMD) redistricting plans. A classic SMD gerrymander is “efficient”: it “cracks” a party’s supporters… Continue reading
“A Summer School for Mathematicians Fed Up with Gerrymandering”
SCOTUSBlog Symposium on Gill v. Whitford, the WI Partisan Gerrymandering Case
First entries from:
Amy Howe (explainer).
Thomas Wolf.
“The U.S. could be free of gerrymandering. Here’s how other countries do redistricting.”
Bernie Grofman and German Feierherd for the Monkey Cage.
“Here’s your chance to comment on shape of maps to correct NC gerrymanders”
News & Observer:
North Carolina Republicans have begun to release details of their schedule for drawing new boundaries to correct legislative districts found unconstitutional by the federal courts.
But they have not presented any maps to the public yet.… Continue reading
Republican National Committee Files SCOTUS Brief Arguing Against Finding of Partisan Gerrymandering in WI Case
“The Institutional Case for Partisan Gerrymandering Claims”
Mike Parsons has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
For voters hoping the Supreme Court’s 2017 Term brings relief from partisan gerrymandering, the end of the 2016 Term was inauspicious. In Cooper v. Harris, the majority assumed… Continue reading
Warrington and Buzas: Are Chen and Cotrell Right About Net Partisan Gains in Partisan Gerrymandering Cases?
The following is a guest post from Greg Warrington and Jeff Buzas, which may be relevant to the upcoming Supreme Court partisan gerrymandering case:
I am grateful to Rick Hasen for the opportunity to post here about my recent… Continue reading
“Intent is Enough: Invidious Partisanship in Redistricting”
Justin Levitt has written this piece for the William and Mary redistricting symposium. Here is the abstract:
When the Supreme Court last seriously grappled with partisan gerrymandering, all nine Justices concluded that too much partisanship in the redistricting process violates… Continue reading
3-Judge Court Denies Request for Special NC Elections in 2017 But Orders Legislature to Hurry Up for 2018
You can find the court’s unanimous 11-page opinion here. It is clear that the judges (1) think the NCGA dragged its feet repeatedly but (2) it is too late for 2017 special elections. The delay worked in the state’s… Continue reading