“In Alabama, race again at heart of voting rights debate — but with twist”
Bob Barnes preview of the Alabama SCOTUS redistricting case.
My preview of the case for SCOTUSBlog is here.
Category Archives: redistricting
“The Unbearable Lightness of Zero Deviation”
A. J. Pate, who has been involved in redistricting efforts for decades, has written this guest post on the question whether zero deviation in population for congressional districts is constitutionally compelled:
Zero deviation and divided census tracts are the identifying… Continue reading
ACS Briefing on Alabama Redistricting Cases
November 10 (two days before argument). Details and RSVP.
Read the Post-Trial Briefs in the Texas Redistricting Cases
Here.
SCOTUS Adds Argument Time in Alabama Redistricting Case for Federal Government
See this Order. As I explained in my SCOTUSBlog preview posted yesterday, Argument preview: Racial gerrymandering, partisan politics, and the future of the Voting Rights Act, the government filed a brief supporting neither side in this case:
Beneath… Continue reading
“Florida Redistricting Case Heads to State Supreme Court”
The AP Bulks Up in a Big Way on Redistricting
With four different stories.
Juliet Williams describes the structure of redistricting in the states that take the process out of the hands of the legislature – an issue up at the Supreme Court this year, in a case out of… Continue reading
“The Undemocratic Flaw In This State”
A college junior weighs in on redistricting in Maryland, with more sophistication than I see from an awful lot of more experienced analysts.
Not All Democrats Love Maryland’s Maps
Disgruntled legislators protest the dilution of minority populations.
“Congressional Candidates: No-Shows at Forum May Reflect Redistricting”
When a county group runs a forum for candidates whose districts split the county:
In 2012, when the Florida Legislature redrew boundaries for the state’s 27 congressional districts, Polk County was split among four districts. Some members of the Polk… Continue reading
Great New New York Election Resources
From Jim Gardner, Michael Halberstam, and Jeff Wice, and the Jaeckle Center for Law, Democracy and Governance at Buffalo Law School, two great new resources for New York elections. The first is New York Elections News, a blog covering… Continue reading
“Ballot Item Would Reform Redistricting, at Least in Theory”
A NY Times report about the constitutional amendment on the ballot in New York to change the redistricting structure. Unlike other states that have recently changed their redistricting process (like California and Florida), New York has no citizens’ ballot… Continue reading
Va. Governor Changes Political Calculus for New Cong. Districts
According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, it’s been nearly 25 years since a Democratic governor signed off on Virginia’s plan to draw congressional districts.
“Things to Know About Political Mapmaking in Ohio”
The AP discusses the redistricting-related work of the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission.