05

Aug

Redistricting Commissions, REFORMCalifornia, Independent Redistricting Commission, local, sacramento

Sacramento Ponders Independent Redistricting Commission after 2011 Drama

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Sacramento, CA - The Sacramento City Council does not want a repeat of the tumultuous 2011 redistricting process.  Last week, the council passed a local law that if approved by residents,…

07

Jul

Redistricting, Redistricting Commissions, REFORMballot initiative, Illinois, reform

(Video) Court to Decide Illinois Redistricting Reform Fate Soon

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Illinois - Redistricting reform in Illinois will soon get a decision from a court on whether a proposed 11 member redistricting commission can be submitted to voters as a ballot…

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…

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…

10

Jun

REFORMelection administration, Ohio, voter ID, voters

Several Ohio Election Administration Practices Invalidated by Courts

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Ohio - A federal judge blocked several restrictions on the casting and counting of absentee ballots instituted by the Republican Secretary of State.  This is the second defeat to GOP-backed voting restrictions…

13

May

Redistricting, Redistricting Commissions, REFORMIllinois, Independent Redistricting Commission, lawsuit, reform

Redistricting Reform in Illinois Invites Lawsuit

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Illinois: A battle over a referendum to install an independent redistricting commission has ensued in Illinois.  Reformers are running up against staunch opposition to a plan to that would create a bi-partisan…

11

May

REFORMArizona, commission, election administration, election reform, Maricopa County

Arizona County Announces Reform Commission After Primary Election Disaster

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Arizona - After a fiasco of a primary election, Maricopa County, Arizona will establish a new election reform commission to provide "oversight" over election officials.  Maricopa's election "disaster" included long waiting…

27

Jan

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

PODCAST: Georgetown Public Policy Review Talks Voting Rights in 2016

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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…