20

Feb

Uncategorizedreform, Virginia

Virginia House Committee Tables Redistricting Reform Bill

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Richmond- A bill that would require Virginia legislators to redistrict without using political data was stuck down in a House subcommittee Thursday. Senate Bill 840, which passed the Va. senate…

20

Feb

UncategorizedAlabama, Arizona

Three Current Voting Rights Cases Explained in Plain Terms

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Stanford Law Review president Michael Mestitz explains three Voting Rights Act cases before the Supreme Court this term in layman's terms. Read the article here.

18

Feb

Redistricting Race RulesAlabama, Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson Calls Shelby Decision a “Game Changer”

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In this interview with AL.com (Alabama) Rev. Jesse Jackson voices his concerns about media coverage - or lack thereof,  on the Supreme Court's Shelby County decision. Calling it a "game-changer,"…

18

Feb

RedistrictingCalifornia, Santa Barbara

City of Santa Barbara Bracing for the Inevitable: Losing in Court

By Editor

The city of Santa Barbara is bracing for the inevitable change to district elections after the at-large voting system for its city council election was challenged under the Voting Rights Act.…

18

Feb

RedistrictingACLU, Washington, Yakima Washington

Judge Chooses ACLU Map for Yakima, Washington City Council

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Its official, the Yakima, Washington city council will now elect its members from seven single-member districts, two of which will have large Latino voting populations. The city had been sued…

16

Feb

UncategorizedArizona, Florida, Virginia, Yakima Washington

Quarterly Redistricting Update: January 2015

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Arizona    October 2014- The Supreme Court agreed to hear the Arizona State Legislature’s case against the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission - formed in 2000 when voters approved Proposition 106. This proposition amended…

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Feb

UncategorizedFlorida, North Carolina, quarterly updates, Texas, Yakima Washington

Quarterly Redistricting Update: October 2014

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Florida Fair Districts Case In early July, a circuit court judge in Tallahassee ruled Florida’s congressional map did indeed violate the state’s Fair Districts amendments outlawing partisan influenced linedrawing. The…

13

Feb

Uncategorized

U.S.- H.R. 885 To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965

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U.S: H.R. 885- To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act,…

13

Feb

Uncategorized

Tennessee: HB0302-(Prisoner Reallocation) Legislative and Congressional Redistricting

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Tennessee: HB0302 - requires use of adjusted population data relative to incarcerated individuals for congressional, legislative, and county redistricting plans, beginning April 1, 2020 Read the Bill Track the Bill