07

Apr

Partisan Gerrymandering, Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymandersnational, policyindepth, reform, reformpage

Reform: 2021 Gerrymandering Threat Index by Nonprofit Group “RepresentUs”

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RepresentUs, a nonprofit advocacy group, released an online app and 160-page Gerrymandering Threat Index report which measures each state's risk level for gerrymandering activity during the 2020 redistricting cycle. By…

05

Apr

Census Data and Geography, LATEST, NEWS, Race in Redistricting, Redistricting, Redistricting Race RulesAnalysis, dataindepth, lpvra, national

Civil Rights Groups Issue New Report Detailing Potential Harm to Minority Groups During Redistricting Due to Differential Privacy

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Civil rights groups are raising concerns about the accuracy of the U.S. Census Bureau’s proposed new system for protecting privacy in a report released today. The report raises concerns about…

03

Apr

Redistricting, Redistricting PrepBASICS, FL-local, Florida

VIDEO: Redistricting County Commissions in 2021 (Florida Assoc. of Counties)

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The Florida Association of Counties presented this webinar on local redistricting explaining federal, state, and local rules governing the redistricting process this decade. https://youtu.be/5whS8yKs5Tc

03

Apr

Census Data and Geography, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, LATEST, Redistricting, Redistricting PrepAnalysis, dataindepth

View the Latest Census Estimate Data for Your State with the Redistricting and You Online Map Tool

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The Center for Urban Research (CUR) at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY) has created the Redistricting & You online map to help members of the public, journalists, elected officials, and other redistricting stakeholders to…

31

Mar

Census Data and Geography, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, Local Redistricting, NEWS, RedistrictingAlaska, Analysis, dataindepth, localpage

Study: Census Bureau’s Differential Privacy Disclosure Avoidance System Produces Concerning Results for Local Jurisdictions

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Recent research into the effect of differential privacy (DP) on Alaska's census data show concerning results, especially for small area geographies such as townships, municipalities and other local jurisdictions. The…

31

Mar

NEWS, Official Redistricting Entities, Redistricting, Redistricting CommissionsCalifornia, STATENEWS

California Citizens Redistricting Commission Announces Redistricting Line Drawing Contract

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PRESS RELEASE: 2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission Announces Redistricting Line Drawing Contract SACRAMENTO, CA—Today, the 2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission (Commission) announced the approval of HaystaqDNA and Q2 Data &…

29

Mar

Census Data and Geography, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, NEWS, RedistrictingCalifornia, dataindepth, STATENEWS

California Redistricting Commission Gets Confirmation it Can Use Early Census “Legacy Format” Data

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In a letter to the state's independent redistricting commission, Karin Mac Donald, the director of the California Statewide Database program, (SWDB) confirmed that the SWDB has the technical capabilities to…

29

Mar

Case Updates, Casedocs, LAW, NEWS, RedistrictingAlabama

Update: Alabama Court Grants 3-Judge Panel in Census Lawsuit

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An Alabama federal district court granted a Mar 8 request for a 3-judge panel by plaintiffs to consider the differential privacy claims raised in a lawsuit filed by the state…

29

Mar

Case Updates, Casedocs, NEWS, RedistrictingMinnesota

Update: Minnesota Court Issues Order to Appoint Special Redistricting Panel if Legislature Fails to Redistrict

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On March 22, the Minnesota Supreme Court granted the plaintiff's request in Wattson v. Simon to appoint a special redistricting panel for redistricting in the state in anticipation of the…