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Sep

Enacting a Redistricting Map, NEWS, POLICY and PRACTICE, Redistricting CommissionsAlaska, enacting, IN-DEPTH, policyindepth, STATENEWS

Alaska Redistricting Board Adopts Proposed Redistricting Plans

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Press Release: Sept. 9 2021 For Immediate Release: September 9, 2021 ANCHORAGE – Today the Alaska Redistricting Board adopted two proposed redistricting plansin accordance with Alaska Constitution Article VI Section…

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Sep

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Redistricting Headlines Sep. 8 2021: CO Commission Releases New Map. Michigan Commission Gets Sued for Ignoring Constitutional Deadline.

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A quick look at redistricting-related news across the USA. Colorado: Colorado’s Redistricting Committee Just Released A New Map, And It Looks Pretty Different From The Last One Michigan: Michigan redistricting…

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Sep

NEWS, RedistrictingMaryland, STATENEWS

Maryland Map Submission Portal Now Available for Citizens to Create Maps for Redistricting

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Press Release Adjusted Census Data Now Incorporated into Map Submission Portal (September 2, 2021) BALTIMORE, MD - The Maryland Department of Planning (Planning) has added a map submission portal, which…

01

Sep

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Justice Department Issues Guidance on Federal Statutes Regarding Redistricting and Methods for Electing Public Officials

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Press Release: Sept. 1, 2021 Today the U.S. Department of Justice announced the release of a guidance document to ensure state, county, and municipal governments comply with Section 2 of…

01

Sep

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Census Bureau Announces “Early” Release Date for Easier-to-Use Formats for Redistricting Data

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Press Release SEPT. 1, 2021 — The U.S. Census Bureau will release easier-to-use formats of the 2020 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File on September 16. Also on September 16, redistricting data will be…

01

Sep

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Illinois Legislature Adopts House and Senate Maps in Special Session

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The Illinois House and Senate approved new state legislative boundaries during a special session on Aug. 31. The maps revised earlier legislative redistricting plans enacted in June that were based…

01

Sep

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Redistricting Headlines Sep 1 2021: Ohio Commission Will Miss its 1st Deadline. MD and Florida Prepare for Map Drawing

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A quick look at redistricting-related news across the USA. Florida: As redistricting looms, Florida Chamber releases in-depth data on current maps Ohio: Ohio Redistricting Commission, set to miss first deadline,…

01

Sep

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Listen: ACS ‘Broken Law’ Podcast Talks Redistricting Law and Policy with the Brennan Center’s Michael Li

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The American Constitution Society's Lindsay Langholz interviews Michael Li (李之樸), Senior Counsel at the Brennan Center, to talk gerrymandering, census and redistricting ahead of the 2020 redistricting cycle in the…

01

Sep

POLICY and PRACTICE, Redistricting, Redistricting Functions, Redistricting LitigationAnalysis, policyindepth

Listen: JMU Podcast Interviews David Wasserman on What to Expect for the 2020 Redistricting Cycle

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The James Madison Center for Civic Engagement Democracy Matters podcast series interviews redistricting expert David Wasserman, Senior Editor, U.S. House of Representatives for The Cook Political Report about what this…