13

Feb

Uncategorized

Virginia: SB 1000 Temporary Redistricting Advisory Commission

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Virginia: SB 1000 Provides a new method for the preparation of state legislative and congressional redistricting plans; spells out standards for developing plans, including population equality, compactness, maintenance of cores…

13

Feb

Uncategorized

Oregon: HB2945. Relating to redistricting

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Oregon HB2945 -   Requires Legislative Assembly or Secretary of State to provide any data purchased or used to create congressional or legislative reapportionment plan. Read the Bill. Track the Bill

13

Feb

Uncategorized

Washington State: SB5668, Washington voting rights act

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Washington State: SB5668. Enacting the Washington voting rights act Read the Bill Track the Bill Here

06

Feb

Uncategorized

Guinier and Blacksher Compare Shelby Decision to Dred Scott

By Editor

James Blacksher, a practicing voting rights attorney in Alabama and Harvard Law professor and former DOJ Special Asst. to the AAG. for the Civil Rights Division, Lani Guinier write this article…

06

Feb

Casedocs, Redistricting Race RulesCommissioners court, Dallas County, Harding, Texas

Case Filing: Missouri NAACP v. Ferguson-Florissant School District et. al.

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Missouri - Plaintiffs content in this lawsuit filed in December that African-American voters in Ferguson-Florissant are denied the ability to elect candidates of their choice to the local school board…

04

Feb

Redistricting, Strategy and Politics

Census 2020 Starts Now!

By Editor

It seems as though census 2010 was just yesterday but with the New Year, the 2020 census timeline is upon us; the official Census Bureau 2020 Census Redistricting Data Program…

04

Feb

Redistricting, Redistricting Race RulesBASICS, language minorities, section 203

Language Minority Provisions of the Voting Right Act

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The U.S. population is becoming increasingly diverse. Many regions have significant populations for which English is not their first language, to address this the Voting Rights Act was amended to…

04

Feb

Redistricting

Redistricting Explained in a 1 Minute Video

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This video explains the process of redistricting on the state level. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r7qJvprHXw

04

Feb

RedistrictingBASICS, reapportionment, VIDEO

Reapportionment Explained in a 2 Minute Video

By Editor

The U.S. Census Bureau explains the reapportionment process which occurs every decade. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUCnb5_HZc0