Category Archives: redistricting

“DOJ: Rick Perry’s Texas Redistricting Plan Purposefully Discriminated Against Minorities”

September 26, 2011, 8:14 amDepartment of Justice, redistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

TPM: “The Justice Department said late Friday that based on their preliminary investigation, a congressional redistricting map signed into law by Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry appears to have been “at least in part, for the purpose of diminishing… Continue reading

“Democrats Forced to Face Issue of Race”

September 26, 2011, 7:37 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Roll Call: “House Democrats could endure an unprecedented number of primaries this cycle that pit white and black Members against each other thanks to redistricting.”

“The Most Gerrymandered Districts of 2011”

September 24, 2011, 9:55 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

The Fix reports.

“The Hidden Hands in Redistricting: Corporations and Other Powerful Interests”

September 23, 2011, 7:42 amcampaign finance, redistrictingRick Hasen

A must-read ProPublica report.

“Experts: Ohio political map tactic likely wrong”

September 22, 2011, 9:05 pmredistricting, referendumRick Hasen

AP reports.

“Democratic Illinois Trio Voices Ire Over Map”

September 21, 2011, 9:12 pmredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Roll Call: “Democrats hailed Illinois’ new Congressional map as a work of redistricting art earlier this year, but now the three black Democrats in the delegation are raising serious objections.”

“Department of Justice to fight Texas redistricting map “

September 20, 2011, 5:42 pmDepartment of Justice, redistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The Fix reports.

Is Redistricting to Blame for Democratic Election Woes?

September 20, 2011, 9:25 amredistrictingRick Hasen

An interesting perspective in the Boston Review.

“Ohio Democrats gambled, lost — and now they’re angry”

September 20, 2011, 7:59 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Joe Frolik: Last year, when he was still in the Ohio Senate, Secretary of State Jon Husted tried to upset that dynamic with a constitutional amendment to change how this state redistricts. Husted wanted to create a seven-member apportionment… Continue reading