Category Archives: redistricting
“California lawmakers got a lot done in the last session”
George Skelton in LA Times says its looser term limits, top two, and nonpartisan redistricting.
I’m not at all so sure that’s the explanation.
More like: Democrats have a large enough majority in the CA legislature that they do not… Continue reading
“The Shrinking House Map: A Regional Breakdown”
Roll Call:
Republicans and Democrats are getting ready to spend 14 months and hundreds of millions of dollars on a House campaign that is likely to end in a split decision with a small gain for one party or… Continue reading
“Texas: Split Ruling Over Political Maps”
The AP reports: “A federal court said Friday that it would not delay Texas’ primary elections and ordered the state to temporarily use political maps drawn by the Legislature while the judges sort out a complex lawsuit.” The court… Continue reading
“Sure, Congress Is More Partisan. But It’s Also More Honest.”
David Weigel of Slate has this comment on what the new Almanac of American Politics reveals. His takeaways include confirmation that “the gerrymanders of 2010 have taken most of the country out of play,” but also that: “Gerrymandering isn’t the… Continue reading
“A Win For Davis In Redistricting Suit Against Abbott, State”
Texas NPR has this story on Wednesday’s decision in Davis v. Perry.
Final Judgment on Texas State Senate Map
Texas Redistricting & Election Law has this post with a link to the ruling in Davis v. Perry.
“All the Pretty Little Districts: Why You Need to Stop Whining About Gerrymandering”
Jonathan Bernstein:
Of all the good-government obsessions that keep people focused on process instead of substance, one of the very worst—and I know that lots of you reading this share it—is over the “unfairness” of how congressional district lines are… Continue reading
“U.S. Is Suing in Texas Cases Over Voting by Minorities”
Charlie Savage reports for the NYT.
A Few Quick Thoughts on DOJ’s Suit Against Texas on Voter ID and Moves on Redistricting
As I explained in this National Law Journal piece from a few weeks ago, AG Holder is trying whatever he can to make up for the loss of the preclearance provisions of Section 5.
But thanks to the Supreme Court’s… Continue reading
“Can You Solve Slate’s Gerrymandering Jigsaw Puzzle?”
Enjoy!
Great election law teaching tool.
VRA Preclearance (A Response to Pildes/Tokaji, pt. 2)
(At Rick Hasen’s request, I’ve posted (with permission) two listserv responses to this post by Rick Pildes and Dan Tokaji. The first was from Mike Pitts. For this one, you can blame me. The version below is modified a… Continue reading
VRA Preclearance (A Response to Pildes/Tokaji, pt. 1)
(Re-posted on behalf of Mike Pitts, from a listserv email, with permission, in response to this post):
I have great respect for Dan Tokaji and Rick Pildes. They are smart folks and excellent scholars. And they may well… Continue reading
Bail-in: local, non-southern edition
Justin here.
In the wake of Shelby County, attention will naturally follow cases seeking bail-in for jurisdictions once covered by sections 4 and 5. Like Texas, where there’s the opposite of the “New York, New York” scenario: if… Continue reading