28

Jul

Census Data and Geography, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting Functions, Redistricting Prepcensus, census 2020, dataindepth, differential privacy, national, redistricting data, U.S. Census Bureau

Redistricting Data: What to Expect and When

By Editor

Director's Blog - BY DR. RON JARMIN, ACTING DIRECTOR: Since releasing the apportionment results in April, we’ve had several teams working hard on the next set of 2020 Census data…

28

Jul

Census Data and Geography, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, LATEST, NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting Prepcensus, census 2020, dataindepth, national, redistricting data, U.S. Census Bureau

Resources Available to Prepare for the 2020 Census Redistricting Data Release

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Press Release- BY JAMES WHITEHORNE, CHIEF, REDISTRICTING DATA AND VOTING RIGHTS OFFICE: In a few weeks, we’ll release the 2020 Census redistricting data in our legacy summary file format. And…

30

Apr

Case Updates, Casedocs, NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting PrepCASEDOCS, lawindepth, STATENEWS, vos, Wisconsin

State Court Invalidates the Wisconsin Legislature’s Retainer of Two Law Firms for Redistricting Litigation. Read the Opinion

By Editor

On Thursday, a Wisconsin Circuit Court voided two contracts state legislative leaders had entered into with two law firms in anticipation of redistricting litigation. The court concluded that both contracts…

19

Apr

Census Data and Geography, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, LATEST, NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting Prepdataindepth, national

Census Bureau: New Demonstration Data Will Feature Higher Privacy-loss Budget, Satisfies Redistricting Accuracy Target

By Editor

On Monday, the U.S. Census Bureau announced that it has decided on the precise algorithm for its disclosure avoidance tool / differential privacy method. In short, the algorithm used to…

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

By Editor

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…

24

Mar

FEATURES, LATEST, Official Redistricting Entities, Partisan Gerrymandering, POLICY and PRACTICE, Redistricting, Redistricting Commissions, Redistricting Criteria, Redistricting PrepHR1, lawindepth, national, redistricting reform

Congressional Redistricting Under HR1: A Primer for State Officials

By Jeffrey M. Wice

S.1/H.R.1 is a comprehensive piece of legislation dealing with election administration, voting procedures, and campaign finance, and it includes dramatic requirements for the congressional redistricting process in nearly every state.…

19

Mar

Census Data and Geography, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, FEATURES, LATEST, Redistricting, Redistricting Prepdataindepth, national

This Online Map Tool Identifies the Impact of Census Data Delays in Every State

By Michelle Davis

Use this super handy map of the U.S. to browse which states are in the most trouble when it comes to delayed census redistricting data. Developed by the Electoral Innovation…

07

Mar

Census Data and Geography, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, FEATURES, LATEST, NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting PrepAnalysis, census, census 2020, dataindepth, ncsl, podcast, redistricting data, U.S. Census Bureau

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,…