Category Archives: redistricting

“Judge hears arguments in redistricting lawsuit”

November 10, 2013, 1:16 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Billings Gazette: A commission’s last-minute reassignment of two state senators to new central Montana districts was a political move to allow another state senator from Conrad to run for re-election in 2014, and should be thrown out, a lawyer… Continue reading

Seattle Voters Reject Public Financing, Support Move to District Elections

November 8, 2013, 5:58 pmcampaign finance, redistrictingRick Hasen

See here and here.

Justice Stevens Laments Lack of Partisan Gerrymandering Standards

November 6, 2013, 12:20 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

See the end of this speech.

“Democrats: It’s the states, stupid (Part 2)”

October 30, 2013, 8:10 ampolitical parties, political polarization, redistrictingRick Hasen

Herman Schwartz writes for Reuters Opinion.

“The political middle is dying. But it’s not redistricting’s fault.”

October 29, 2013, 7:39 pmpolitical parties, political polarization, redistrictingRick Hasen

The Fix with some great illustrations from Alan Abramowitz.

“Post-Partisan: Fixing our ideological divide”

October 28, 2013, 8:30 ampolitical polarization, redistrictingRick Hasen

Jonathan Soros: “As Americans examine the astounding dysfunction of their government, gerrymandering is usually cited as the prime culprit. This narrative offers a compelling villain: venal politicians who draw district boundaries for partisan advantage or to protect their own… Continue reading

“Public Participation GIS: The Case of Redistricting”

October 25, 2013, 6:00 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Micah Altman and Michael McDonald have posted this draft on SSRN (Proceedings of the 47th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences ). Here is the abstract: Recent technological advances have enabled greater public participation and transparency in the United… Continue reading

“Let the public help draw voting districts”

October 25, 2013, 5:01 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Doug Johnson CSM oped.

“Don’t Blame Safe Seats for the Tea Party”

October 18, 2013, 7:26 ampolitical parties, political polarization, redistrictingRick Hasen

Frank Wilkinson writes for Bloomberg View.

“Poll: Americans support fine-tuning election policy”

October 14, 2013, 8:10 pmelection administration, primaries, redistricting, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

USA Today: A nationwide USA TODAY/Bipartisan Policy Center poll finds a majority of Americans support a range of proposals aimed at easing hyper-partisanship and building confidence in elections. Some command the sort of broad bipartisan backing rare in national… Continue reading

“Navigating Debates About Redistricting”

October 14, 2013, 8:15 amredistrictingRick Hasen

The Monkey Cage.

Quote of the Day: Posner Edition

October 11, 2013, 4:42 pmcampaign finance, political parties, political polarization, redistrictingRick Hasen

“I don’t understand the Court’s toleration for political gerrymandering, a practice that in conjunction with the Court’s endorsement of promiscuous campaign donations seems to have poisoned our national politics by filling the House of Representatives with extremists.” –Richard A. Posner,… Continue reading