09

Mar

LAW, Race in Redistricting, Redistricting Race Rules, Voting Rights ActBASICS, national, Voting Rights Act

Highlights of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 4)

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During the 116th congress in 2019, the Voting Rights Advancement Act was introduced in the Senate by Senator Leahy. The bill is expected to be reintroduced in some form in…

07

Mar

DATA and TECHNOLOGY, FEATURES, NEWS, Partisan Gerrymandering, Redistricting, Redistricting GerrymandersAnalysis, dataindepth, planscore, redistricting data

PlanScore Announces Online Redistricting App for Measuring Partisan Bias

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As the push for more transparency and less partisanship in redistricting intensifies, PlanScore aims to be "a trusted, non-partisan resource for the redistricting efforts to come in the 2020 cycle."…

07

Mar

Census Data and Geography, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, FEATURES, LATEST, NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting PrepAnalysis, census, census 2020, dataindepth, ncsl, podcast, redistricting data, U.S. Census Bureau

Listen: Census Bureau Official and NCSL Director Discuss Redistricting Data Quality and Delays

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In this "Our American States" podcast hosted by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) James Whitehorne, chief of the Redistricting and Voting Rights Data Office at U.S. Census Bureau,…

04

Mar

NEWS, Official Redistricting Entities, Redistricting CommissionsCalifornia, redistricting commissions

2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission Makes Historic Hire with First Latino Executive Director

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Press Release: SACRAMENTO, CA (Feb. 25, 2021) —Today, the 2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission (Commission) confirmed Interim Executive Director Álvaro E. Hernández as its permanent Executive Director. Mr. Hernandez becomes…

03

Mar

LATEST, Redistricting Commissions, Redistricting Criteria, REFORMcongress, national, partisan gerrymandering, policyindepth, redistricting reform

Amendments to H.R. 1 Take Congressional Map-Drawing Out of the Hands of State Legislatures in 2021

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In mid-February, we reported about potential sweeping reforms of the congressional redistricting process in the states proposed by Congress. The bill (H.R. 1) would have been effective in 2030 but…

03

Mar

LATEST, LAW, Redistricting, VIDEO, Voting Rights ActArizona, lawindepth, lpscotus, lpvra, national

Listen: Supreme Court Oral Argument in Brnovich Voting Rights Act (sec. 2) Case

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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, a lawsuit challenging Arizona's out-of-precinct policy on Election Day, which does not count provisional ballots cast in…

03

Mar

Redistricting Commissions, Redistricting CriteriaCalifornia, coi tool, communities of interest, policyindepth, press-releases, redistricting commissions, STATENEWS

California Redistricting Commission Launches Communities of Interest Tool

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PRESS RELEASE 2020 California Citizens Redistricting CommissionLaunches Communities of Interest Tool SACRAMENTO, CA—Today, the 2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission (Commission) and the California Statewide Database announced the launch of the…

02

Mar

LATEST, Monthly Redistricting Update, NEWS, RedistrictingCalifornia, census 2020, HR1, Illinois, Monthly Updates, Prison gerrymandering, prisoner reallocation

February Redistricting Update

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A recap of developments in redistricting for the last month. If you weren't paying attention, you likely missed a lot of activity in the redistricting realm this February. The biggest…

01

Mar

Case Updates, Casedocs, Redistricting, Redistricting Litigationcensus, census 2020, Ohio, STATENEWS, U.S. Census Bureau

Ohio Fires First Salvo in Court Over Delayed Census Redistricting Data

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On Thursday, Ohio became the first state to sue the U.S. Census Bureau over late redistricting data. After the Bureau announced it would delay the release of the data on…