Category Archives: citizen commissions

“Federal panel upholds Arizona legislative map”

May 1, 2014, 7:52 amcitizen commissions, redistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Gannett: A divided federal court has upheld the legislative map drawn by the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, removing any question about which districts candidates would run in this year. The 2-1 decision by a federal panel came 13 months… Continue reading

“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.

“California lawmakers got a lot done in the last session”

September 16, 2013, 7:34 pmcitizen commissions, political parties, primaries, redistrictingRick Hasen

George Skelton in LA Times says its looser term limits, top two, and nonpartisan redistricting. I’m not at all so sure that’s the explanation. More like: Democrats have a large enough majority in the CA legislature that they do not… Continue reading

“2020 Redistricting? The Arizona GOP Is ON IT”

August 12, 2013, 3:14 pmcitizen commissions, redistrictingRick Hasen

Never too early.

“Time to get the foxes (Illinois politicians) out of the henhouse (legislative redistricting)”

July 20, 2013, 4:21 pmcitizen commissions, redistrictingRick Hasen

Nick Stephanopoulos has written this oped for the Chicago Tribune.

“Redistricting Wars; The hidden story of the 2012 elections”

July 14, 2013, 1:12 pmcitizen commissions, redistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Steven Malanga: Every ten years, after the U.S. Census releases its latest population reports, most of the 50 states begin the complicated process of drawing new election districts. As you might expect, partisan bickering and maneuvering inevitably distort things.… Continue reading

“An In-Depth Report on California’s First-Ever Citizen Redistricting Commission – ‘When the People Draw the Lines'”

June 12, 2013, 10:38 amcitizen commissions, redistrictingRick Hasen

From the League of Women Voters: In the past decade, California voters have worked to increase their voice in the democratic process through passing laws that wrestled power from California legislators. Through Propositions 11 and 20, Californians took a… Continue reading

“Political Battles Still Dog Redistricting In California”

May 29, 2013, 7:30 amcitizen commissions, redistrictingRick Hasen

NPR: In most states, the power to draw lines for political districts rests with legislators. In recent years, California voters have tried to make the process less political by taking it out of lawmakers’ hands. But not everyone is happy… Continue reading

“Redistricting Board asks Supreme Court to clarify ruling”

April 25, 2013, 8:50 amcitizen commissions, redistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Anchorage Daily News: “The Alaska Redistricting Board has gone once again to the Alaska Supreme Court, this time asking the justices to clarify whether an earlier ruling requires it to redraw all of Alaska’s legislative districts from scratch.” MORE:… Continue reading

“Did Gerrymandering Cost Dems the House? A 33-State Look at Alternative Nonpartisan Maps Suggests Yes”

April 24, 2013, 5:29 pmcitizen commissions, redistrictingRick Hasen

Stephen Wolf posts an interesting diary entry at Daily Kos.

“California Nonpartisan Districting Ousts Life Incumbents”

March 20, 2013, 8:52 amcitizen commissions, redistrictingRick Hasen

Bloomberg reports.

“California and the Limits of Independent Redistricting Commissions with Winner-Take-All”

February 15, 2013, 4:13 pmalternative voting systems, citizen commissions, electoral college, redistrictingRick Hasen

FairVote: Three months after the 2012 election, independent redistricting continues to gain attention as a panacea for American congressional elections. Making the case from the quantitative flank is Sam Wang, professor of neuroscience at Princeton and founder of the… Continue reading

“Ohio Redistricting Overhaul Gains Support”

February 11, 2013, 5:57 pmcitizen commissions, redistrictingRick Hasen

Stateline reports.

“More applicants, diversity needed for Austin redistricting panel”

February 8, 2013, 1:14 pmcitizen commissions, redistrictingRick Hasen

Austin-American Statesman: “The city since late January has been urging residents to apply for the map-drawing commission. So far, it has received only 98 applications, all but a handful from white men. Only five applicants are Hispanic, two are… Continue reading