“80,000 people protested in NC this weekend. Here’s why.”
The Fix mentions, among other things, redistricting and voting wars isses.
Category Archives: redistricting
“Has California cured its political dysfunction? Not so fast.”
“The 2020 Reapportionment and the Voting Rights Act”
“North Carolina justices will not delay 2014 elections”
AP: “The 2014 elections will go on as planned after North Carolina’s highest court refused to delay them while the justices consider the legality of the most recent version of election districts.”
“Don’t Blame the Maps”
Jowei Chen and Jonathan Rodden in NYT’s Sunday Review:
DO the Republicans owe their current congressional majority to gerrymandering? At first glance, it seems self-evident that they do. In the 2012 election, the Democrats won the popular votes for the… Continue reading
“Hawaii redistricting upheld”
Lyle Denniston:
The Supreme Court, in a one-line order without explanation, on Tuesday upheld the 2012 plan for redistricting the state legislature in Hawaii. A three-judge federal district court had rejected challenges to the plan by residents of Oahu.… Continue reading
“Virginia Republicans Ram through Unconstitutional Redistricting Bill on Party-Line Vote”
I expect we will hear more about this.
“Can Ohio erase partisan pencils? Politicians, experts say Ohio has a narrow window to fix broken redistricting system”
Wisconsin Supreme Court finally weighs in on redistricting (by punting)
In July of 2011, the Wisconsin legislature passed new district lines, in a hurry. (Though activity had not been scheduled to resume before September, the legislature reconvened in extraordinary session on July 19, and passed both state and federal… Continue reading
Three Orders in Texas Redistricting Cases
One grant of atty’s fees; one denying interim attorney’s fees; and one concerning legislative.privilege in the ongoing litigation.
NC Redistricting Challenge Next Heading to Federal Court?
“Groups challenging NC legislative, congressional maps seek delay of primary elections”
News & Observer: “Groups unhappy with the North Carolina legislative and congressional districts drawn three years ago by the General Assembly have asked the state Supreme Court to delay this year’s primary elections.”
Gov. Christie Retribution Against Redistricting Tiebreaker in NJ?
NYT:
Later that year, the governor was pressing hard on Alan Rosenthal, the Rutgers political scientist whom Republicans and Democrats had chosen as the tiebreaking member of the commission that was redistricting the state’s legislative districts. Mr. Christie… Continue reading
Maryland Appellate Blog Analysis of Md. Court of Appeal Redistricting Decision
Here.