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A Look at the New Redistricting Process in New York

By Michelle Davis

2021 will be the first time New York conducts redistricting under a new regime. In 2014, as part of a political compromise between the legislature and governor, a constitutional amendment…

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Video: California Commission Holds First Meeting. Discusses Census Delays and Accuracy

By Michelle Davis

The 2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission has recently formed and sworn in all 14 of its members. Below is a clip from the first full meeting on August 26th. The…

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Basics: California Citizens Redistricting Commission Selection Process

By Michelle Davis

The California Citizen's Redistricting Commission (CRC) selected its final members for its 14-member body on August 7. CRC will redraw the lines for California's Congressional, State Senate, State Assembly, and State Board…

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Redistricting Reform Advocates Strategize at Gerrymandering Summit

By Editor

The USC Sol Price School of Public Policy hosted the "Terminate Gerrymandering Summit and Fair Maps Incubator " Conference earlier this month as part of an effort to take advantage…

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Are Redistricting Commissions in Danger?

By Michelle Davis

Arizona, California and more recently, Ohio are among the handful of states that have established independent redistricting commissions by ballot measures. The U.S. Supreme Court recently upheld a challenge to…

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Michigan State Supreme Court Hears Argument on Commission Ballot Initiative

By Editor

Last week, the Michigan State Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that pits redistricting reform advocates at odds with opponents about whether to allow a proposal for an…

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Court Sides with Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission

By Editor

Maricopa County, Arizona - A Superior Court judge has rejected the remaining challenges against the work of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. Plaintiffs had challenged the commission's process and accused…

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A Redistricting Dilemma for a Florida School Board

By Editor

Lee County, Florida - The Lee County school board is debating whether redistricting is needed to elect a minority to its school board, which represents a county that is 55%…

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Texas Federal Court Imposes Preclearance on City of Pasadena

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Pasadena, Texas - The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas in this ruling invalidated the city's move from an eight-member district redistricting map to a mixed map…

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Sacramento Ponders Independent Redistricting Commission after 2011 Drama

By Editor

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,…