Category Archives: redistricting
More on Florida Congressional Redistricting Decision
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”
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
“Lawyers Spar in Florida Over Newest Voting Map”
NYT has this story.
“Florida’s New Redistricting Plan: Round Two”
WSJ’s Washington Wire has this post on yesterday’s arguments in the Florida congressional redistricting case.
“Rob Richie: How Florida can hold elections in fair districts in 2014”
“Black groups tell Supreme Court Ala. districts biased”
Mary Troyan reports for Gannett: “The Alabama Legislature will be further racially polarized by new district boundaries that pack more black voters into certain districts than the law requires, state black political groups told the Supreme Court last week.”
“Carl Leubsdorf: Troubling Texas voting changes face court scrutiny”
“Floridians tried to stop gerrymandering, and Republicans gerrymandered anyways. We’re about to see who wins.”
Aaron Blake for The Fix:
Indeed, the rules weren’t really legally tested until this year, when a judge last month ruled that two of them needed to be redrawn because they were drawn for partisan purposes. The GOP-controlled state legislature… Continue reading
“Arguing Florida Failed Again, Dems Want Court-Drawn Map”
“Legislators end quick session with new map but challenge is likely”
The latest from Fla.
“Cal Students’ Response to Berkeley’s Historic Offer of a Council Seat: Thanks, but No Thanks”
California Magazine: “Remember in 2012 when the City of Berkeley decided to redraw its electoral map so that students would be better represented at City Hall?”
“Florida Redraws an Election Map That Was Ruled to Be Unconstitutional”
“FairVote Proposes Solutions to Florida’s Congressional Redistricting Dilemma in 2014”
FairVote wants to use multimember districts even though those aren’t allowed under a federal statute. “Although one of the remedies conflicts with federal law, there is precedent from Louisiana in 2008 for state action overriding federal law involving congressional elections.”