Redistricting Headlines for Friday, 8/27/21: Covid Upends VA Commission Meetings. Ohio Redist. Comm. Short on Time but Citizens Group Unveils its Own Maps

Redistricting Headlines for Friday, 8/27/21: Covid Upends VA Commission Meetings. Ohio Redist. Comm. Short on Time but Citizens Group Unveils its Own Maps

By EditorAug 27, 2021
A quick look at redistricting-related news across the USA. National Redistricting to test new Census method for protecting user data In the States Alaska: Alaska’s redistricting board sets Nov. 10 deadline for new legislative map Maryland: Md. Citizens Redistricting Commission Brings on National Election Law Expert as Consultant Ohio: With days until first legal deadline, Ohio redistricting panel still negotiating meeting schedule Ohio: Ohio Citizens Redistricting Commission unveils 'unity maps' Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania redistricting commission: Prisoners will be counted based on home addresses, not prison location Wisconsin: Two more redistricting lawsuits have been filed in Wisconsin as conservatives and liberals mount…
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Redistricting Headlines for Fri. August 20, 2021: CT Adopts Prisoner Reallocation. Iowa will Miss its Constitutional Deadline. OH Redist. Comm. Starts Public Hearings

Redistricting Headlines for Fri. August 20, 2021: CT Adopts Prisoner Reallocation. Iowa will Miss its Constitutional Deadline. OH Redist. Comm. Starts Public Hearings

By EditorAug 20, 2021
A quick look at redistricting-related news across the USA. Connecticut: Connecticut Readies Redistricting Process, Will Count Inmates In Home Districts Iowa: Iowa will not meet constitutional deadline for legislative redistricting, state official says Michigan: Michigan redistricting panel OKs mapping process, schedule New Jersey: Here Are The Candidates For Legislative Redistricting Tiebreaker. There Are No Matches Ohio: Ohio Redistricting Commission Sets 10 Public Hearings Virginia: Virginia’s bipartisan redistricting commission struggling with partisan pressures Virginia: Va. Redistricting Commission votes to allow use of political data, reject university map-drawers Wisconsin: Wisconsin Republicans seek to intervene in Democrats' redistricting case For more news visit:…
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Wisconsin Lawsuit is Third Court Challenge Anticipating a Political “Impasse” for Redistricting Maps

By EditorAug 14, 2021
Wisconsin voters join voters in Pennsylvania and Minnesota by initiating litigation in anticipation of a political impasse between the legislative and executive branches in the map-redrawing process. A group of voters filed suit on Friday - less than one day after 2020 census numbers were released to kick off the nationwide redistricting process. Claiming that there is "no reasonable prospect that Wisconsin's political branches will reach consensus to enact district plans in a timely manner," the plaintiffs are asking a federal district court to intervene to establish redrawn congressional and state legislative districts. The complaint points out that "In the…
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Redistricting Headlines for Fri. Aug 13, 2021: Census Releases Data Visualization Tool. MALDEF Releases Statement on 2020 Census Release. Michigan Redist Comm. Selects Law Firm

Redistricting Headlines for Fri. Aug 13, 2021: Census Releases Data Visualization Tool. MALDEF Releases Statement on 2020 Census Release. Michigan Redist Comm. Selects Law Firm

By EditorAug 13, 2021
A quick look at redistricting-related news across the USA. RDO: Use the Census 2020 Data Visualization Tool on our Data & Technology Page National: MALDEF Statement on Redistricting Data Release Florida: Legislative leaders reveal redistricting process without mention of public hearings Illinois: What the 2020 Census Data Means for Redistricting in Illinois Michigan: Redistricting commission hires firm despite concerns about partisanship Virginia: Release of census data starts the clock on Virginia redistricting For more news visit: Our News Page For state redistricting information, news, video and meetings visit: The State Almanac
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Redistricting Headlines, Thu. Aug. 12, 2021: 2020 Census Data Released.

Redistricting Headlines, Thu. Aug. 12, 2021: 2020 Census Data Released.

By EditorAug 12, 2021
A quick look at redistricting-related news across the USA. If You Are Reading This, the Census Bureau is Releasing the Redistricting Data Right Now – Watch Brennan Center: The Upcoming Census Redistricting Data Release, Explained Roll Call: Census data release will start House redistricting scramble Wall Street Journal: 2020 Census Results to Guide Redistricting, May Show First Drop in White Population     For more news visit: Our News Page For state redistricting information, news, video and meetings visit: The State Almanac
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If You Are Reading This, the Census Bureau is Releasing the Redistricting Data Right Now – Watch

If You Are Reading This, the Census Bureau is Releasing the Redistricting Data Right Now – Watch

By EditorAug 12, 2021
Today at 1 pm, the U.S. Census Bureau will hold a news conference to discuss the release of the first local-level results from the 2020 Census. States use these data on race, Hispanic origin, and the voting-age population to redraw the boundaries of their congressional and state legislative districts. Watch below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us6Qzzps5l4
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NJ Supreme Court Selects 13th Congressional Commission Member after Commissioners Deadlock

NJ Supreme Court Selects 13th Congressional Commission Member after Commissioners Deadlock

By EditorAug 08, 2021
The New Jersey Supreme Court selected former Supreme Court Justice John E. Wallace, Jr. as the tiebreaking member of the Congressional Redistricting Commission. The 13-member NJ Redistricting Commission is responsible for redrawing congressional districts.  The appointed members of the commission were unable to agree on who to select as the independent 13th member before a mid-July deadline, and were required by state law to forward the two candidates who received the highest number of votes to the State Supreme Court. The Supreme Court was tasked with selecting the "more qualified" of the two selections by majority vote of its full authorized membership…
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Parties Debate Timeliness of Lawsuit in PA Congressional Map Challenge

By EditorAug 08, 2021
A group of voters in Pennsylvania started the 2020 litigation cycle early by suing in Pennsylvania state court over the state's congressional map. The lawsuit presumes that the state legislature will not have enough time to enact a congressional map given its history of gridlock and a severely shortened mapmaking schedule due to late census redistricting data. It is asking the court to take jurisdiction now to avoid delays in redrawing congressional districts. The case is Carter v. Degraffenreid. Read the complaint here. The lawsuit was filed in April of 2021. This is an update on the status of the…
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Citizen Redistricting Committee Launches Website and Public Map-Making Portal

Citizen Redistricting Committee Launches Website and Public Map-Making Portal

By EditorAug 08, 2021
PRESS RELEASE: Albuquerque, NM, July 15, 2021 – Today, the New Mexico Citizen Redistricting Committee (CRC) launches its official website at www.nmredistricting.org which includes a Public Redistricting Portal to engage and include everyday New Mexicans in the redistricting process.  In addition to www.nmredistricting.org providing information about the CRC, the redistricting process, and the CRC’s upcoming meetings across the state, its Public Redistricting Portal also provides access to a public map-making and testimony submission tool available at: https://portal.newmexico-mapping.org.  Members of the public can use the Portal to draw and submit community-of-interest maps and district plans for each of the offices being redistricting (New Mexico’s congressional delegation, the State House, the State Senate, and the Public Education Commission).  All submissions of maps and comments through the Portal are public, have their own…
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VA State Redistricting Commission Divided on Map Drawing Approach

VA State Redistricting Commission Divided on Map Drawing Approach

By EditorAug 06, 2021
The Virginia Redistricting Commission was advised its lawyers to revise existing maps rather than start from scratch, due to time and resources constraints. Read the full wvtf.org story. Listen to audio excerpts from the commission meeting below. Full commission meeting video is available on the Virginia state almanac page. Virginia Public Radio : WVTF (Aug 4, 2021)  
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