30

Jan

Redistricting, Redistricting LitigationEvenwel, one person one vote, Supreme Court

Evenwel May Just Be an Awful Can of Worms

By Editor

Victoria Bassetti, writing for Brennan Center in this article titled "Supreme Court Redistricting Case Is New Front in Voting Wars," speaks eloquently about the dangerous thinking behind the Evenwel case…

28

Jan

Local Redistricting, Redistricting, Redistricting Race Rulesaugusta city, Georgia, local

Augusta City Election Officials Perplexed at Running Elections Without DOJ Supervision

By Editor

In this local news story, election officials in Augusta City, GA remain befuddled about how to proceed with elections without having to report to the Justice Dept. on their every…

27

Jan

Redistricting, Redistricting Race Rules, REFORMGeorgetown Public Policy Review, lawid

PODCAST: Georgetown Public Policy Review Talks Voting Rights in 2016

By Editor

From the Georgetown of Politics and Public Service, IPPS fellow Buffy Wicks, California Secretary of State Alex Padilla, and Ari Berman, reporter for The Nation join Georgetown Public Policy Review executive…

25

Jan

Redistricting, Redistricting LitigationAbbott, evenel, texas redistricting

Listen to U.S. Supreme Court Oral Argument Audio in Evenwel v. Abbott

By Editor

On December 8, 2015 the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Evenwel v. Abbott, on the concept of “one person, one vote” and whether states could consider total population…

25

Jan

LAW, NEWS, POLICY and PRACTICE, Redistricting, Redistricting Litigation, Redistricting Race RulesAlabama, attorney fees, States

U.S. Supreme Court: Shelby County Cannot Recoup Attorney Fees for Winning Landmark Voting Rights Case

By Editor

Today the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Shelby County, Alabama. It means that Shelby is stuck with the $2 million bill for winning its landmark case against the…

21

Jan

DATA and TECHNOLOGY, Redistricting Criteriacompactness, computerized, processid, redistricting

Olsen’s Algorithm: Computerized Redistricting for Maximum Compactness

By Editor

This Washington Post article suggests that "compactness" trumps everything else in redistricting. It gives better outcomes than drawing lines around communities of interest and it beats the network of voting…

19

Jan

Redistricting, REFORM, Strategy and Politicscomputerized, processid, redistricting

Redistricting from an Engineering Point of View

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This Daily Kos article  shows just how easy redistricting can be by using simple geometry. No algorithm yet can tackle the various state and federal statutory requirements. Oh, and then there's…

17

Nov

Redistricting, Redistricting LitigationACS, Campaign Legal Center, Georgetown Law, Gerry Hebert, Voting Rights Institute, washington dc

Voting Rights Gets A New Scholarly Institution

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Voting Rights litigators, advocates, experts and practitioners have a new resource both online and off with the newly established Voting Rights Institute at Georgetown Law. The institute was formed in…

17

Nov

RedistrictingFlorida, Texas, texas redistricting, Virginia

Weekly Redistricting Update

By Editor

Florida: State Legislature Cries "Uncle," Gives Up On a Legislative District Map Last week the Florida Legislature ended its second special redistricting session without a map for state senate districts.…