Redistricting news for March includes some helpful redistricting-related resources, important litigation updates, and news from the California Redistricting Commission.
Tools & Resources
The primer for staffers on HR1 gives a concise timeline for compliance should this piece of legislation be enacted by Congress in its current form. It is also a quick and easy way to see exactly what is in this voluminous bill. Also, the U.S. Census Bureau released a handy interactive map of apportionment data results for the states since 1910.
Congressional Redistricting Under HR1: A Primer for State Officials
Interactive Historical Apportionment Map Released by U.S. Census Bureau
Litigation Updates
Litigation has been active regarding controversial Census Bureau decisions. To date, Alabama and Ohio have sued the agency over delays in the redistricting data delivery schedule and the agency’s first-time use of differential privacy techniques to ensure data privacy.
Ohio’s Lawsuit Over Census Data Delay is Dismissed by Federal Court
Alabama Court Grants 3-Judge Panel in Census Lawsuit
California Redistricting
Despite no redistricting data forthcoming for quite some time, the California Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission is busy preparing for the complicated process of map-drawing later this year. The CRC hired its official linedrawer in March and received confirmation from its state data center that it will be able to use the earliest release of redistricting data expected in mid-August.
California Citizens Redistricting Commission Announces Redistricting Line Drawing Contract
California Redistricting Commission Gets Confirmation it Can Use Early Census “Legacy Format” Data
