Supreme Court Stays Lower Court Restraining Order, Allows Census Counting to End Early

By EditorOct 14, 2020
On Sept. 24th the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California issued a preliminary injunction that enjoined the U.S. Census Bureau from ending its counting operations on September 30, extending the time to Oct 31. The Supreme Court issued a stay of this order last Tuesday allowing for census counting to end on Oct. 15. The order included a lone dissent from Justice Sotomayer noting " the government has not satisfied its “especially heavy burden to justify a stay pending appeal of the lower court’s injunction." Read coverage on CNN, NYT, CNBC, and Politico.
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Video: CA Redistricting Commission Meeting – August 27, 2020

Video: CA Redistricting Commission Meeting – August 27, 2020

By EditorOct 06, 2020
Watch the August 27th meeting of the CRC. This meeting begins with discussion of agenda item No. 11: Training on General Government Structure and California Executive Branch Agencies including discussion of the Role of Commission, Commissioners, and Commission staff. Read the agenda here. http://download.videossc.com/CRC/082720/CRC_082720.mp4
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Federal Judge Reprimands Census Bureau for Violating its Restraining Order

Federal Judge Reprimands Census Bureau for Violating its Restraining Order

By EditorOct 05, 2020
On Sept. 24th the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California issued a preliminary injunction that enjoins the U.S. Census Bureau from ending its counting operations on September 30, extending the time to Oct 31. On the afternoon of Sept. 28th, despite that court order, the Census Bureau tweeted (see below) that it would be ending field operations on Oct. 5th. Chaos ensued. In a new order issued by the district court on Oct 1, the court clarifies its original order and reprimands administration officials for " further undermining trust in the Bureau and its partners, sowing more…
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Monthly Redistricting Update: September

Monthly Redistricting Update: September

By EditorOct 01, 2020
Its October 1st and here is what happened on the redistricting front in September. The big news has been the litigation surrounding the census's operations and how the data will be presented. Open questions abound. Will the apportionment numbers include or exclude undocumented noncitizens? When will counting operations end? Will the data be accurate? and even if it is accurate, will disclosure avoidance methods compromise accuracy for redistricting? Read the articles below if you missed any of this. News Federal Judge Orders Census Count to Continue Through Oct 31 A Look at the New Redistricting Process in New York Washington…
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Federal Judge Orders Census Count to Continue Through Oct 31

By EditorSep 25, 2020
A U.S. District Judge in the Northern District of California has issued a preliminary injunction that enjoins the U.S. Census Bureau from ending its counting operations on September 30. The order explains that the coalition of plaintiffs - headed by the National Urban League - are likely to succeed in the lawsuit and that shortening the timeframes for data collection and processing by half, necessitate the preliminary injunction. The administration is expected to appeal. Read the order here. While the Census Bureau had originally requested Congress to extend the statutory deadlines for apportionment data delivery to the President and redistricting…
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Restraining Order Halting Census Wind-down Operation is Extended by Judge

By EditorSep 21, 2020
On Thursday, a federal district court judge extended a temporary restraining order barring the Census Bureau from wrapping up its counting operations in order to deliver census results on its statutory time schedule. The plaintiffs in the case are asking the court to compel the Bureau to take more time to complete the nationwide count since it was delayed earlier this Spring due to Covid-19. Listen below to NPR's quick update on how and why this happened. NPR Morning Edition - Court Order Keeps Census In Limbo As Counting End Date Looms 9-17-20 In March, the Bureau had requested an…
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A Look at the New Redistricting Process in New York

A Look at the New Redistricting Process in New York

By Michelle DavisSep 15, 2020
2021 will be the first time New York conducts redistricting under a new regime. In 2014, as part of a political compromise between the legislature and governor, a constitutional amendment was proposed and eventually approved by voters that establish a redistricting advisory commission, new redistricting criteria, and other rules to increase fairness and participation in the redistricting process. Here is a summary of the process. Redistricting Commission: The amendment creates a 10-member commission, eight of whom are chosen by legislative leaders (speaker, senate president and the minority leaders in each house). Four members are chosen from the majority party and…
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Video: New York Legislators Hold Public Hearing on Redistricting

Video: New York Legislators Hold Public Hearing on Redistricting

By Michelle DavisSep 14, 2020
Hoping to grapple with an untenable confluence of logistical realities, the Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment held this hearing in July to deal with possible delayed census results, early 2022 primaries, and new redistricting rules. The full video of that July 15 virtual public hearing is below. The legislature will be grappling with an entirely new process for redistricting in accordance with a 2014 constitutional amendment that made significant changes to the state's redistricting process, including the creation of a redistricting commission. Several reform, advocacy and public interest groups testified at the hearing including the League of…
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