Category Archives: redistricting

“Florida Supreme Court rules lawmakers can be forced to testify in redistricting court fight”

December 14, 2013, 1:22 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Orlando Sentinel: The Florida Supreme Court ruled Friday that state lawmakers can be forced to testify and turn over documents related to whether they intentionally redrew political maps for partisan gain last year. The fight between voting-rights groups such… Continue reading

Daily Show Segment on Gerrymandering includes Kim Brace

December 11, 2013, 8:31 amelection law "humor", redistrictingRick Hasen

Here.

“Florida Accused of Racial Gerrymander”

December 5, 2013, 11:30 amredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Another Democratic Shaw lawsuit. Very interesting.

“Solution to Rampant Gerrymandering Resides Within the States”

December 4, 2013, 4:24 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Eric Freedman has written this oped for the National Law Journal.

“Poster Boy for Dysfunction: Redistricting and Citizens United in the Texas 27th”

November 27, 2013, 11:36 amcampaign finance, redistrictingRick Hasen

Meredith McGehee blogs.

“Did the California Citizens Redistricting Commission Really Create More Competitive Districts?”

November 26, 2013, 2:45 pmalternative voting systems, citizen commissions, redistrictingRick Hasen

FairVote explores.

“How Republicans Rig the Game: Through gerrymandering, voter suppression and legislative tricks, the GOP has managed to hold on to power while more and more Americans reject their candidates and their ideas”

November 11, 2013, 8:42 amelection administration, redistricting, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I expect this Rolling Stone article to engender some controversy.

“Judge hears arguments in redistricting lawsuit”

November 10, 2013, 1:16 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Billings Gazette: A commission’s last-minute reassignment of two state senators to new central Montana districts was a political move to allow another state senator from Conrad to run for re-election in 2014, and should be thrown out, a lawyer… Continue reading

Seattle Voters Reject Public Financing, Support Move to District Elections

November 8, 2013, 5:58 pmcampaign finance, redistrictingRick Hasen

See here and here.

Justice Stevens Laments Lack of Partisan Gerrymandering Standards

November 6, 2013, 12:20 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

See the end of this speech.

“Democrats: It’s the states, stupid (Part 2)”

October 30, 2013, 8:10 ampolitical parties, political polarization, redistrictingRick Hasen

Herman Schwartz writes for Reuters Opinion.

“The political middle is dying. But it’s not redistricting’s fault.”

October 29, 2013, 7:39 pmpolitical parties, political polarization, redistrictingRick Hasen

The Fix with some great illustrations from Alan Abramowitz.

“Post-Partisan: Fixing our ideological divide”

October 28, 2013, 8:30 ampolitical polarization, redistrictingRick Hasen

Jonathan Soros: “As Americans examine the astounding dysfunction of their government, gerrymandering is usually cited as the prime culprit. This narrative offers a compelling villain: venal politicians who draw district boundaries for partisan advantage or to protect their own… Continue reading

“Public Participation GIS: The Case of Redistricting”

October 25, 2013, 6:00 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Micah Altman and Michael McDonald have posted this draft on SSRN (Proceedings of the 47th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences ). Here is the abstract: Recent technological advances have enabled greater public participation and transparency in the United… Continue reading