Category Archives: redistricting

“Partisan theater caused election process chaos”

October 23, 2011, 9:19 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

This Cincinnati Enquirer editorial begins: “Ohio’s election process was thrown into disarray this past week, and both political parties are squarely to blame for the mess – Republicans for cynically drawing new political district maps heavily tilted in their… Continue reading

“2012 Redistricting: Top 10 races between House incumbents”

October 21, 2011, 4:59 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

The Fix reports.

“Wisconsin: Senators facing recalls will have to run in elected districts, not newly redrawn ones”

October 19, 2011, 7:04 pmrecall elections, redistrictingRick Hasen

The Recall Election Blog reports.

Yale Law and Policy Review Conference on Judicial Politics

October 19, 2011, 12:29 pmjudicial elections, redistrictingRick Hasen

This conference on Saturday Oct. 22 looks like an especially good one.

“Maryland Gerrymander Triggers Support for Fair Voting”

October 18, 2011, 3:55 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Jamie Raskin makes waves.

“Ohio Referendum Could Disrupt Congressional Redistricting”

October 18, 2011, 8:42 amredistricting, referendumRick Hasen

TPM reports.

“Court ruling throws 2012 elections into chaos”

October 15, 2011, 12:16 pmredistricting, referendumRick Hasen

Referendum in Ohio to go forward for signature gathering, putting Ohio’s new redistricting law on hold during 2012 elections. Justin explains the latest. You can read the unanimous opinion of the Ohio Supreme Court here.

“Electoral Redisticting: A Forum on National, State and Local Implications of the Upcoming Redistricting”

October 13, 2011, 12:34 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

ACS is hosting this event October 20 in Lexington, Ky.

“GOP, Democrats fight over redistricting court”

October 12, 2011, 5:01 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Las Cruces Sun-News: “Democrats and Republican can’t seem to agree on much about redistricting, and they’re feuding now over what court in New Mexico should be responsible for drawing new boundaries of elected office districts.”

“DOJ Redistricting Point Man: No Magic Formula”

October 11, 2011, 7:51 amDepartment of Justice, redistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Roll Call interviews Tom Perez.

“Name That District contest: Maryland’s 3rd “

October 10, 2011, 1:43 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

The Fix reports.

“California redistricting means many lawmakers might move”

October 10, 2011, 7:29 amredistrictingRick Hasen

The Sacramento Bee reports.

Getting Ugly in AZ Redistricting

October 7, 2011, 3:20 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

AZ Dems file public-records request into Horne’s partisan investigation of redistricting panel.

“Berman-Sherman battle is one Democrats would rather not have”

October 6, 2011, 10:32 pmcitizen commissions, redistrictingRick Hasen

The LA Times reports, with the subhead: “New voting maps, drawn for the first time by a citizens panel instead of by lawmakers, melded Rep. Howard Berman’s San Fernando Valley district with that of Rep. Brad Sherman, also a… Continue reading