“J.H. Snider: A jury should decide on Maryland’s next redistricting map”
Column in the Capital Gazette.
Category Archives: redistricting
“With Power Grabs in the Midwest, G.O.P. Risks a 2020 Backlash”
NYT:
The continuing legislative maneuvers in Michigan and Wisconsin are part of a broader war for power in the Midwest, a politically prized region for both parties — but especially for Republicans, who are trying to dilute Democratic control ahead… Continue reading
Breaking: Supreme Court Declines to Hear Austin, Texas Low Campaign Contributions Case, Takes No Action on North Carolina Gerrymandering Petition
With no noted dissent, the Supreme Court has turned down a cert. petition in the Zimmerman campaign finance case from Austin Texas. I flagged this case (along with a Montana case that the Court will consider taking up in January)… Continue reading
“Supreme Court discussing partisan gerrymandering behind closed doors Friday”
Ariane de Vogue for CNN.
“Do State Legislators have Standing to Appeal a District Court Racial Gerrymandering Ruling?”
New post at State of Elections.
Maryland: “New partisan gerrymander case reaches Justices”
Lyle Denniston:
Arguing that a state should not have to re-draw its congressional districts twice in a short time span, Maryland officials asked the Supreme Court on Monday to rule that the existing map can be used again in… Continue reading
“Missouri first to adopt fairness test against gerrymandering”
AP:
Other states have created independent commissions and required bipartisan votes to redraw legislative and congressional districts. Missouri will be the first to rely on a new mathematical formula to try to engineer “partisan fairness” and “competitiveness” in its state… Continue reading
Michigan: “Dispute over Republican-drawn district maps will go to trial”
AP:
A three-judge panel has cleared the way for a trial that could upset districts in the Michigan Legislature and the state’s congressional delegation.
The panel says Democrats so far have presented sufficient evidence that districts were shaped by Republican… Continue reading
“Wisconsin Democrats fear GOP redistricting end-around”
AP:
Wisconsin Democrats scored a huge win when Tony Evers captured the governor’s office last month. But an even bigger fight is looming as Republican lawmakers prepare to redraw legislative boundaries, stirring fears among Democrats that their rivals could take… Continue reading
Katz, King and Rosenblatt with Important New Technical Paper on Measuring Partisan Fairness in Redistricting
I think this new draft is going to be important to the field.
Theoretical Foundations and Empirical Evaluations of Partisan Fairness in District-Based Democracies
Citation:
Jonathan N. Katz, Gary King, and Elizabeth Rosenblatt. Working Paper. “Theoretical Foundations and Empirical … Continue reading
New Jersey: “Redistricting plan would strip power from state Democratic chairman and Republicans”
Politico:
Democratic legislative leaders are preparing to diminish the power of their state party chairman as well as Republicans — if they can get New Jersey voters to go along with them.
Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Craig… Continue reading
Ninth Circuit Issues Important Decision on Judging Legislative Motivation in Racial Gerrymandering Case
Courthouse News Service:
Los Angeles residents did not adequately show race was the main factor in the last round of redistricting or that the districts were redrawn to benefit the LA City Council’s current president, a Ninth Circuit panel held… Continue reading
“Ohio Democrats nearly match Republicans in Statehouse votes, but will remain in the deep minority; what’s ahead for gerrymandering”
Plain Dealer:
As Ohio Republicans won the race for every statewide executive job from the governor on down this year, something different happened in lower-profile races.
The Democrats ran much more competitive in total votes for the 116 Ohio… Continue reading
“Democrats Are Poised to Wipe Out Republicans’ North Carolina Gerrymander In Time for the 2020 Election”
Mark Joseph Stern:
North Carolina Republicans have spent the last eight years ruthlessly undermining democracy in their state. The key to their extraordinary success is a series of partisan gerrymanders that dilute the power of Democrats’ vote, allowing the GOP… Continue reading