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Census Data and Geography, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, FEATURESAnalysis, census, census 2020, dataindepth, redistricting data, U.S. Census Bureau

Census Bureau Director’s Blog Post: “Anomalies” in Data are Not as Scary as they Sound

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Michael Thieme, Assistant Director for Decennial Census Programs discusses the back-office processing of census data "anomalies" and what that really means. The article, by Thieme's admission, is meant to address…

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New York State Officials Sued Over Funding for Redistricting Commission

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The controversy over funding of the New York Redistricting Commission has come to a head as two individuals sue the governor and other state officials over the impasse. One plaintiff…

NEWS, Redistricting Litigation, State Lawsidaho

Idaho: Review of Litigation in the 2010 Redistricting Cycle

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In 2012, the Idaho Supreme Court Invalidated the legislative map adopted by Idaho Commission on Redistricting on state constitutional grounds. Twin Falls County v. Idaho Comm’n on Redistricting, No. 39373, 2012,…

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South Carolina: Review of Litigation in the 2010 Redistricting Cycle

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South Carolina was involved in one major challenge to its congressional and state legislative maps adopted after the 2010 census. A federal trial court declined to invalidate the maps despite…

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Watch: Census Bureau Briefs States On Redistricting Data Delivery Delay

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Watch this virtual briefing by the bureau last week on what exactly is taking so long with the redistricting data that states need to complete maps. Redistricting data will be…

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Highlights of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 4)

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During the 116th congress in 2019, the Voting Rights Advancement Act was introduced in the Senate by Senator Leahy. The bill is expected to be reintroduced in some form in…

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PlanScore Announces Online Redistricting App for Measuring Partisan Bias

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As the push for more transparency and less partisanship in redistricting intensifies, PlanScore aims to be "a trusted, non-partisan resource for the redistricting efforts to come in the 2020 cycle."…

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Listen: Census Bureau Official and NCSL Director Discuss Redistricting Data Quality and Delays

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In this "Our American States" podcast hosted by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) James Whitehorne, chief of the Redistricting and Voting Rights Data Office at U.S. Census Bureau,…

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2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission Makes Historic Hire with First Latino Executive Director

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Press Release: SACRAMENTO, CA (Feb. 25, 2021) —Today, the 2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission (Commission) confirmed Interim Executive Director Álvaro E. Hernández as its permanent Executive Director. Mr. Hernandez becomes…

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

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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…