20

Apr

Redistricting, REFORMOhio, STATENEWS

Students, educators can now enter Ohio Education Association’s redistricting contest through June 1, 2021

By Editor

On Monday the Ohio Education Association extended its May 1st deadline for entries into the association's Design Ohio’s Future contest to June 1. The contest invites students and educators to…

03

Mar

LATEST, Redistricting Commissions, Redistricting Criteria, REFORMcongress, national, partisan gerrymandering, policyindepth, redistricting reform

Amendments to H.R. 1 Take Congressional Map-Drawing Out of the Hands of State Legislatures in 2021

By Editor

In mid-February, we reported about potential sweeping reforms of the congressional redistricting process in the states proposed by Congress. The bill (H.R. 1) would have been effective in 2030 but…

25

Feb

NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting Prisoners, REFORMBASICS, Illinois, Prison gerrymandering, prisoner reallocation, prisoners, STATENEWS

Illinois Becomes the 10th State to Count Prisoners at Home for Redistricting

By Editor

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law on Tuesday a measure that would require state prisoners to be counted at their home address for redistricting beginning in 2030. Illinois joins…

17

Feb

FEATURES, LATEST, Official Redistricting Entities, Partisan Gerrymandering, Redistricting, Redistricting Commissions, Redistricting Gerrymanders, REFORMAnalysis, HR1, lawindepth, lpother, national, redistricting reform, reform

Is Major Redistricting Reform From Congress On the Way? A Look at H.R. 1

By Michelle Davis

Congress has made redistricting reform in 2021 a top priority. To that end H.R.1 (S.1) was introduced in the current congress and is poised to establish major election reforms should…

31

Jan

Enacting a Redistricting Map, NEWS, Official Redistricting Entities, POLICY and PRACTICE, Redistricting, Redistricting Commissions, REFORM, VIDEOIndependent Redistricting Commission, Maryland, policyindepth, redistricting commissions, STATENEWS, States

Maryland Governor Creates Citizens Redistricting Commission

By Editor

Gov. Larry Hogan announced that he would establish The Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission to redraw the state's congressional and state legislative boundaries. The application period for members of the public…

04

Sep

NEWS, Redistricting, REFORM, State Lawscommission, legal, lpstatelaw, Oregon, reform, States

Oregon Redistricting Commission Ballot Measure Efforts TimeOut

By Michelle Davis

At least one news outlet has described the failed Oregon redistricting reform ballot initiative as a "dramatic legal saga." By all accounts, they would be correct. You can read a…

03

Sep

NEWS, Redistricting, REFORM, VIDEOlegal, PA, Pennsylvania, reform

Watch: Pennsylvania Redistricting Reform Town Hall Discusses Anti-Gerrymandering Legislation

By Michelle Davis

Interested in Pennsylvania redistricting reform? Watch this recent town hall organized by reform group Fair Districts PA to discuss the Legislative and Congressional Redistricting Act (LACRA), which has been introduced…

01

Sep

FEATURES, LATEST, Race in Redistricting, Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting Race Rules, REFORM, VIDEOBASICS, gerrymandering, prisoner reallocation, prisoners, reform

Video: Gerrymandering and Reform Explained in 13 Minutes

By Michelle Davis

Need a quick primer on gerrymandering and reform? This just-released video produced by CNBC reviews the entire redistricting landscape regarding gerrymandering and reform efforts over the past two decades. All…

01

Sep

NEWS, POLICY and PRACTICE, REFORM, State Lawslawsuit, legal, lpstatelaw, Missouri, reform, STATENEWS, States

Second Court Rewords Missouri Redistricting Ballot Amendment Language

By Michelle Davis

A county circuit court judge ruled earlier last month that the wording of a ballot measure authored by the Republican legislature was “misleading” in an effort to “entice” voters into…