Category Archives: redistricting

“Road to Democratic House Majority Bypasses Pennsylvania”

April 13, 2012, 7:55 amcampaigns, redistrictingRick Hasen

Bloomberg: “he road to a Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives used to run through the industrial battleground states of Pennsylvania (BEESPA) and Ohio (BEESOH). That’s no longer so as Republicans, in control of the largest… Continue reading

“GOP Redistricting Bolsters Vulnerable House Members”

April 12, 2012, 7:29 amredistrictingRick Hasen

WSJ reports.

“NY’s Redistricting Process Continues in Legal Purgatory”

April 10, 2012, 8:42 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

WNYC: “Like a sequel to a horror movie most people never saw in the first place, New York’s redistricting saga continues to play out in court rooms and administrative offices from Washington, DC and Albany.”

“Arizona: Redistricting Plan Pre-Cleared”

April 9, 2012, 8:13 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Roll Call reports.

“Federal court dismisses Michigan redistricting case”

April 9, 2012, 1:20 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

AP reports.

“Can Someone Put a Stop to the Insanity of Political Redistricting?”

April 3, 2012, 9:22 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Nick Stephanopoulos: “Americans have gotten used to this baroque struggle, but it’s worth remembering that most foreign observers consider it bizarre, even pathological. Compared to other countries with similar electoral systems, the American model of redistricting is an extreme… Continue reading

“Redrawn Districts Present a Hurdle for Democrats”

April 2, 2012, 8:51 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

NYT: “As Democrats try to orchestrate a state-by-state drive to retake control of the House of Representatives, an unexpected hurdle has arisen in New York, an overwhelmingly Democratic state that should have been friendly terrain.”

Texas Redistricting: Too Late for DC Preclearance Case to Affect 2012 Primaries

April 2, 2012, 8:14 amredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I had been speculating that the three-judge court in DC might be holding its opinion until it would be too late for the court’s opinion to affect the 2012 elections. This would be simply for administrative reasons—Texas could not handle… Continue reading

“Analysis: Consolidation map splits Bibb into white Republican, black Democratic districts”

March 25, 2012, 9:29 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

News from Georgia.

“Congressional Redistricting Matters, and It’s Hurting This Country: a Response to Michael Barone”

March 23, 2012, 1:42 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

FairVote responds.

“Court finds lawmakers failed to create majority-minority Assembly district for Latinos, but leaves maps intact otherwise”

March 22, 2012, 7:37 amredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

WisPolitics: ” A federal court this morning ruled Republicans failed to create a majority-minority Assembly seat for Milwaukee’s Latino community and offered lawmakers the chance to tweak those lines.