This opinion piece repeats a claim I’ve heard often recently: section 5 buttressed Republican political fortunes by helping Republicans with control over redistricting overpack Democrats; now, things will change. That’s a claim that still strikes me as wrong.  If Republicans… Continue reading

Some intriguing maps at Prisoners of the Census, comparing jurisdictions with less than 50% turnout in 2012 to jurisdictions with incarcerated populations.

This report begins: “The Alaska Constitution, not federal law, will now reign supreme in the ongoing work of the Alaska Redistricting Board as it draws an election district map.” Sort of.  There’s still section 2 of the Voting Rights Act… Continue reading