Redistricting Data: What to Expect and When

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Redistricting Data: What to Expect and When

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Director's Blog - BY DR. RON JARMIN, ACTING DIRECTOR: Since releasing the apportionment results in April, we’ve had several teams working hard on the next set of 2020 Census data…

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Resources Available to Prepare for the 2020 Census Redistricting Data Release

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Press Release- BY JAMES WHITEHORNE, CHIEF, REDISTRICTING DATA AND VOTING RIGHTS OFFICE: In a few weeks, we’ll release the 2020 Census redistricting data in our legacy summary file format. And…

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Fort Worth, Texas Redistricting Task Force presents final recommendations

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A City Council-appointed, 11-member Redistricting Task Force presented its proposed redistricting criteria as part of its final report in March. Read the criteria here.

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Montgomery County Redistricting Commission Clarifies Use of “Draft Maps”

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Statement from Montgomery County's Commission on Redistricting Chair Cordier about redistricting maps and ongoing deliberations For Immediate Release: Friday, July 23, 2021 Rockville, Md., July 23, 2021—At the July 14…

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VIDEO: Accessing 2020 Census Redistricting Data from the Legacy Format Summary Files (U.S. Census Bureau)

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This video will demonstrate how to import the “2020 Census Redistricting Data - Legacy Format Summary Files,” and then extract familiar tables for specific data and geography. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz9117G8BsU

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Census Bureau Moves Up Release of Demonstration Data to Coincide with August Redistricting Data Release

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Press Release (July 22, 2021): In response to stakeholder input about the value of earlier access to demonstration data that feature the 2020 Census Disclosure Avoidance System’s chosen production settings,…

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Time.com Article Lays Out the Case for Prison Gerrymandering Reform

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Prison Gerrymandering is more an act of omission than commission in that it occurs as a result of the redistricting process unless a jurisdiction acts to reverse it. In the…

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Duke University Prof. Will Discuss “Monte Carlo” Sampling Method for Fair Redistricting Maps

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Monte Carlo sampling is generally a numerical method of solving mathematical problems through random sampling. When applied to redistricting, many academics advocate its use either to ferret out extreme gerrymandering or to produce…

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Watch: CNN Interview with UC Irvine Law Professor Rick Hasen Discussing Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Decision in Brnovich

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In a CNN interview, University of California Law Professor Rick Hasen, author of the popular Election Law Law Blog, explains his take on the Supreme Court's Brnovich decision regarding Section…

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Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Voting Laws Against Sec. 2 Voting Rights Challenge in Brnovich

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The U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion today overturning a lower court's decision striking down two Arizona voting laws under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The…