“Now That’s What I Call Gerrymandering!”
Mother Jones reports.
Category Archives: redistricting
“FairVote’s Unique Methodology Shows That 52% of Voters Wanted a Democratic House”
“Calif. election law creates competition, less predictability”
“Only Four U.S. House Elections in the Last Hundred Years Gave One Party a House Majority, Even Though the Other Major Party Polled More Votes for U.S. House “
Ballot Access News: “Some analysts have already looked at the U.S. House elections from last week’s election, and determined that Democratic candidates received more popular votes than Republican candidates. Yet, it appears most likely that Republicans won 235 seats… Continue reading
“It’s Appalling that Gerrymandering Is Legal; And if the Supreme Court guts the Voting Rights Act, it’s going to get a lot worse.”
Emily Bazelon writes for Slate.
“Redistricting shakes up California House races”
Two from FairVote
WaPo: 14 of 21 Congressional Losses Tied to Redistricting
“Redistricting: GOP and Dems alike have cloaked the process in secrecy”
“Redistricting and Congressional Control: A First Look”
“AG questions voting act’s constitutionality”
The San Antonio News-Express reports.
Texas Files SCOTUS Brief Asking for It to Restore its Redistricting Plan Blocked under Voting Rights Act
You can read the brief (Paul Clement, counsel of record) here. It makes statutory arguments the Court is likely to consider about the meaning of the Voting Rights Act’s section 5 preclearance provision and it raises the issue of… Continue reading
“How redistricting leads to a more partisan Congress — in two charts”
The Fix — with pics!
“Suit v. Ariz. Congressional Map Partially Tossed”
News from Arizona.