Category Archives: redistricting

“Judge Edits ‘Independent’ From Ballot Proposition”

September 17, 2014, 8:13 pmcitizen commissions, direct democracy, redistrictingRick Hasen

NY Law Journal: A judge Wednesday ordered state elections officials to delete the word “independent” from the description and text of a proposition on November’s general election ballot that would create a new commission to oversee the redrawing of… Continue reading

“The G.O.P.’s Edge in House Elections”

September 13, 2014, 2:51 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Letters to the Editor Re “Why Democrats Can’t Win” (The Upshot, Sunday Review, Sept. 7).

“Far From Over, Florida’s Redistricting Wrangles Now Focus on State Senate Boundaries”

September 10, 2014, 4:50 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

See here.

Prison Gerrymandering Case in Rhode Island Survives Motion to Dismiss

September 9, 2014, 7:26 amfelon voting, redistrictingRick Hasen

Press release (Prisoners of the Census). Order.

“Gerrymandering and the Big Sort Fallacy”

September 8, 2014, 7:01 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Weigel responds to Nate Cohn.

Supreme Court to Hear Alabama Redistricting Cases Nov. 12

September 4, 2014, 11:45 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Calendar.

“In state Capitol, intransigence gives way to bipartisan deal-making”

August 31, 2014, 6:15 amcampaigns, citizen commissions, political parties, political polarization, primaries, redistrictingRick Hasen

Important report from Chris Megerian in the LAT. What’s really interesting is that Chris does not mention either the top-two primary or citizen redistricting as connected to this new (perhaps temporary) period of bipartisan cooperation. I’ve been skeptical of claims… Continue reading

“Forget 2016. Democrats already have a plan for 2020”

August 26, 2014, 7:25 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Benjy Sarlin for MSNBC on redistricting.

“Democrats prep 2020 redistricting plans”

August 24, 2014, 10:13 amredistrictingDan Tokaji

Already?

More on Florida Congressional Redistricting Decision

August 23, 2014, 5:52 amredistrictingDan Tokaji

NYT, Bloomberg, and Politico report on yesterday’s decision allowing the 2012 map to be used this year and upholding the new map drawn earlier this month. The Orlando Sentinel has reactions from candidates.

Breaking: “Judge OKs New Florida Congressional Map for 2016”

August 22, 2014, 2:37 pmredistrictingDan Tokaji

Roll Call reports: A state judge upheld the Florida legislature’s newly revised congressional map Friday, ruling the redrawn House districts should apply to the 2016 elections. “The 2014 elections will have to be held under the map as enacted… Continue reading