Category Archives: redistricting

“The power grabs that will determine control of Congress”

November 11, 2023, 9:30 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Politico: The success of an attempted Democratic power grab in New York will help determine control of the House next year. It’s a counter to a similar move Republicans just pulled in North Carolina. And now the fate of… Continue reading

“Vote Centers Are Open In Santa Ana’s Recall Election. But Is The Election Valid?”

November 7, 2023, 7:40 amrecall elections, redistrictingRick Hasen

LAist: Vote centers are open in the recall election of Santa Ana City Councilmember Jessie Lopez, but it’s unclear whether the election is legal. That’s because the Orange County registrar of voters recently concluded the city was using the wrong… Continue reading

“Abuse of Discretion: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Indefensible Use of Evidence in Election Law Cases”

November 6, 2023, 7:28 amcampaign finance, election administration, redistricting, Supreme Court, theoryRick Hasen

I have posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This is the written version of a keynote address delivered to the Southern California Law and Social Science (SOCLASS) Forum, “Elections, Law and Democracy” Conference, Whittier Law School, March… Continue reading

“Georgia won’t try to stall redistricting session”

November 1, 2023, 3:19 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

AJC: Georgia will not try to block lawmakers from returning to the Capitol later this month to redraw political lines after a judge ruled the maps drawn in 2021 violated the law. In a court filing on Wednesday, attorneys for… Continue reading

“N.Y.’s congressional map must remain: The state’s top court should turned down a redistricting case”

November 1, 2023, 7:08 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Joe Burns NYDN oped: More than a year ago, after extensive legal jousting, the state Court of Appeals invalidated New York’s congressional redistricting plan as drawn by the Democratic Legislature and signed by Gov. Hochul because it violated the… Continue reading

“N.C. Republicans pass redistricting map expected to flip 3 House seats”

October 25, 2023, 4:27 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

WaPo: In a move that could solidify GOP power in the state for years to come, North Carolina Republicans passed new congressional and state legislative maps Wednesday that could flip three or four U.S. House seats while easing a path… Continue reading

Breaking News: Supreme Court refuses to stay 5th Circuit in Louisiana VRA suit

October 19, 2023, 12:43 pmredistrictingshadow docketTabatha Abu El-Haj

Louisiana is given extended time to draw its own congressional map and to correct its discrimination. Supreme Court refused to stay order of the Fifth Circuit. Justice Jackson concurs.

“North Carolina Republicans pitch Congress maps that could help them pick up 3 or 4 seats next year”

October 19, 2023, 10:57 amredistricting2022 Redistricting cycleTabatha Abu El-Haj

AP: The North Carolina Senate’s redistricting committee has proposed two new maps for the state’s congressional districts. Both are significantly more favorable to Republicans. Currently the state’s congressional seats are split between the two parties. The proposed maps favor… Continue reading

Voters “get talked to, but not talked with.”

October 17, 2023, 4:59 ampolitical parties, redistrictingelection timing, party politics, voter turnoutTabatha Abu El-Haj

The newest episode of Our Body Politic also has an excellent interview with Los Angeles City Council Member Nithya Raman about politics in Los Angeles. Raman describes, among other things, a kind of retail, door-to-door politics that involves both listening… Continue reading

Travis Crum: “Stopping Alabama’s Defiance of the Voting Rights Act”

October 10, 2023, 2:27 pmredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The following is a guest post from Travis Crum: Alabama is once again the frontline of the fight for voting rights. After two years of litigation, Alabama now has two Black-opportunity congressional districts. But unfortunately, there are shockingly few… Continue reading

“Illinois Democrats drew new maps. The changes pushed the GOP to the right.”

October 7, 2023, 8:35 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“Republicans vow to appeal judge’s ruling upholding New Mexico congressional redistricting map”

October 7, 2023, 1:54 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Albuquerque Journal: New Mexico Republicans say they will appeal a state judge’s ruling that knocked down their challenge of congressional redistricting the GOP charges undermines Republican voting strength in the southern part of the state. In a ruling made public… Continue reading

“Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice rejects GOP call to recuse on redistricting cases”

October 6, 2023, 4:33 pmjudicial elections, redistrictingRick Hasen

AP: The Wisconsin Supreme Court, in a 4-3 vote along partisan lines Friday, agreed to hear a challenge to Republican-drawn legislative maps after a newly elected liberal justice declined to recuse herself. Justice Janet Protasiewicz’s decision to remain on the… Continue reading

“Court picks new Alabama congressional map that will likely flip one seat to Democrats” (and Alabama Will Stop Fighting over the Map for Purposes of the 2024 Elections) (Link to Order)

October 5, 2023, 8:22 amredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Politico: A federal court has picked Alabama’s new congressional map, which will likely result in an additional Black — and Democratic — member in the delegation. The new map came after the same panel of federal judges twice found that… Continue reading