“Redistricting delays add to Democrats’ worries about keeping U.S. House”
Jim Oliphant column.
Category Archives: redistricting
“Deregulated Redistricting”
Travis Crum has posted this important draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Cornell Law Review), which synthesizes the great changes to redistricting doctrine over the last decade. Here is the abstract:
From the civil rights movement through the Obama administration, each successive… Continue reading
“Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects Republican-backed effort on redistricting rules”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Wisconsin Supreme Court justices on Friday rejected a plan meant to ensure lawsuits over new legislative and congressional district boundaries go to them instead of federal judges.The court voted to deny a request filed last summer to change… Continue reading
California: “Redistricting commission accused of violating open-meetings law and other failures”
LAT:
California voters created an independent redistricting commission to stop lawmakers and powerful interests from drawing gerrymandered congressional and legislative districts that consolidated their power at the expense of fair representation.That commission is now accused of routinely flouting the law… Continue reading
“The Redistricting Landscape After the Apportionment Numbers”
New Brennan Center report.
“Delayed census data kicks off flood of redistricting lawsuits”
Politico:
States are months away from getting the census data they need to draw new political maps, but courts are already filling up with lawsuits challenging the redistricting process.One of the Democratic Party’s most prominent lawyers quickly filed three suits… Continue reading
“2020 Census: What the Reapportionment Numbers Mean”
Dave Wasserman from Cook Political Report:
The power shift from the Frost Belt to Sun Belt and western states is a familiar trend. But even states without a gain or loss will have to redraw lines to adjust for population… Continue reading
“Black Democrats urge party to shift its voting rights push”
Politico:
Democrats have spent months touting an expansive proposal that would reshape U.S. elections. But with the bill’s Senate prospects growing more dire, key members of the Congressional Black Caucus are pushing to narrow their strategy.The massive election reform… Continue reading
“Census Delay Spells Election Chaos for States”
California Citizens Redistricting Commission Seeks Chief Counsel
Announcement:
he California Citizens Redistricting Commission (Commission) seeks a Chief Counsel with demonstrated experience and expertise in implementation and enforcement of Administrative or Constitutional law, combined with the background and knowledge to support the Commission’s redistricting mission. The applicant should… Continue reading
“The Fate of Biden’s Agenda Hangs in the Balance”
Tom Edsall NYT column on the upcoming round of redistricting and concerns about voter suppression:
All of the above suggests that continued Democratic control of the House in 2022 and 2024 may hinge on passage of HR1 — the For … Continue reading
“Opinion: Everyone is against gerrymandering — until they’re the ones with the power to do it”
Dan Morain WaPo oped.
“How Trump upended the race to control the House through 2030”
Politico:
Days after the 2020 election, House Democrats convened to address some of the party’s most surprising losses, and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Cheri Bustos name-checked one in particular: Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, a freshman from South Florida.Party data missed… Continue reading
“As redistricting looms, Democrats jockey to counter GOP edge”
Nicholas Riccardi for AP:
In the name of fairness, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his Democratic allies once welcomed the creation of a nonpartisan redistricting commission that would redraw congressional maps free of political influence and avoid contorted gerrymandering.But… Continue reading