“How Partisan Gerrymandering Limits Voting Rights”
New report from CAP.
Category Archives: redistricting
California: “Supreme Court appears ready to quickly order redistricting delay”
At the Lectern reports.
“‘This is a war’: Republicans ramp up bid to control election maps for next decade”
The Guardian:
A little-known Republican group is ramping up millions of dollars in funding from major US corporations such as CitiGroup and Chevron to protect the conservative stronghold on the country.The Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) – which held… Continue reading
California: “Legislature asks Supreme Court to delay redistricting”
At the Lectern:
In yet another case on the Supreme Court’s pandemic docket, California’s Legislature wants the court to order a four-month delay of the deadline for the state Redistricting Commission to submit Congressional, state legislative, and Board of… Continue reading
Republicans Want Wisconsin Supreme Court (Dominated by Conservatives) Rather than a Federal Court to Draw Redistricting Maps After Census Results are In
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
The legal fight over the next round of redistricting in Wisconsin kicked off Wednesday, a full year before lawmakers begin drawing election maps.The filing of a request to change state court rules by a former Republican legislative… Continue reading
“Republicans Have a New Plan to Thwart the Will of the People; A Missouri initiative would undo voters’ preference for nonpartisan legislative districts — and perhaps shift representation itself.”
NYT oped by David Daley.
“Repeal Of Clean Missouri Redistricting Plan Will Go To Voters”
St. Louis Public Radio:
The way Missouri draws its state House and Senate districts will be up for referendum later this year after the House Wednesday backed a ballot initiative aimed at repealing the so-called Clean Missouri redistricting system.It’s a… Continue reading
Nevada: “Group backing redistricting commission files lawsuit seeking e-signatures, extended deadline”
The Nevada Independent reports.
Social Science Quarterly: Mini-Symposium on Partisan Gerrymandering (with Free Access at the Moment)
Wow this looks good:
Editorial
Keith GaddieKirby GoidelKim Gaddie
Pages: 7First Published: 27 January 2020
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Mini‐symposium on Partisan Gerrymandering
Free AccessIntroduction to the Mini Symposium on Partisan Gerrymandering
Richard L. Engstrom
Pages: 8-9First Published: 27 January… Continue reading
“What’s behind the fight over Wisconsin’s primary? The Supreme Court’s gerrymandering ruling.”
Guy Charles and Luis Fuentes-Rohwer in The Monkey Cage:
On April 7, thousands of Wisconsin citizens braved a global pandemic to show up at the polls to vote. Some commentators blamed Republicans in the legislature for forcing voters to choose… Continue reading
“Federal Courts Won’t Hear North Carolina Gerrymandering Case”
Bloomberg Law:
North Carolina legislators can’t remove to federal court a state suit under the state constitution challenging a redistricting plan that they say is gerrymandered in favor of Republicans, the Fourth Circuit said Thursday.
Breaking: 6th Circuit Panel Unanimously Upholds Constitutionality of Michigan Independent Redistricting Commission (Including Interesting Concurring Opinion by Judge Readler Attacking Anderson-Burdick Framework)
Not at all surprised by this result (which I’ve long been predicting, all the while puzzling over why Republicans did not raise a different argument against the commission as applied to congressional redistricting). But a fascinating majority opinion by Judge… Continue reading
“Gerrymandered by Definition: The Distortion of ‘Traditional’ Districting Principles and a Proposal for an Empirical Redefinition”
Yunsieg Kim and Jowei Chen have posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
What are “traditional” districting criteria? The meaning of that term is critical to curbing abusive districting practices, because states must draw electoral districts according to… Continue reading