06

Jul

Redistricting, Redistricting Commissions, REFORMballot initiative, colorado, reform

Colorado Redistricting Reform Fails

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Colorado - The State's Supreme Court has thrown out two constitutional ballot measures that would have changed how Colorado draws its congressional and state legislative maps. A 4-3 decision ruled that the…

27

Jun

Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, REFORMBook Review, David Daley, national, New Yorker, Redistricting Majority Project, REDMAP

Book Review: Daley’s “Rat**cked” Tackles Redistricting Through the Decades

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New York - Pulitzer prize-winning writer Elizabeth Kolbert and staff writer for the New Yorker, reviews this book: "Ratf**ked," detailing the Republican party's Redistricting Majority Project or "REDMAP." This was a…

23

Jun

RedistrictingVirginia, voter ID

Virginia Mistakenly Restored Voting Rights to “Worst Sexual Predators”

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Virginia - Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe’s April restoration of voting rights to felons that have completed their full sentence, hit a snafu last week when it was discovered that a small…

22

Jun

RedistrictingKansas, voter ID

In Kansas, Some May Only Vote for “Federal” Candidates

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Kansas - The federal lawsuit currently pending over Kansas's 2013 voter identification law has some voters able to vote only for federal candidates on the ballot. (more…)

21

Jun

RedistrictingNorth Carolina, voter ID

North Carolina Voter ID Law On Appeal

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North Carolina - The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled oral argument this week on the challenge to the state's Voter Identification requirement for registering to vote.  The…

19

Jun

Redistricting, REFORMcity, Cranston, equal population, Prison gerrymandering, prisoner reallocation, Rhode Island

Prison Gerrymandering Decision Halted in Rhode Island

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Cranston, Rhode Island – A federal appeals court has temporarily halted a lower court decision and order to redraw the city’s legislative boundaries pending an appellate hearing. A U.S. District…

16

Jun

Local Redistricting, RedistrictingCalifornia, Latino, local, Orange County, San Juan Capistrano

City in Orange County California Skips Court and Abolishes At-Large Voting

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San Juan Capistrano, CA - This town of around 35,000 in Orange County, California boasts a burgeoning Latino population of nearly 40%. City council members have been historically elected at-large by…

15

Jun

Redistrictingmadision, voter ID, voters, Wisconsin

Advocacy Groups in Wisconsin Want A Court Order Allowing Voters Without ID To Vote

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Madison, Wisconsin - A 2011 voter identification law is still tied up in court, even after clearing at least one challenge in federal court.  Civil rights and voter's groups are…

10

Jun

RedistrictingFelon Voting, Virginia

Virginia Supreme Court to Mull Governor’s Felon Voting Rights Expansion

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Virginia - The Virginia Supreme Court will hear a challenge to Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe’s April order restoring voting rights to over 200,000 of the state's felons in a special…