11

Mar

Case Updates, Census Data and Geography, NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting LitigationAlabama, lpother, STATENEWS

Alabama Sues Over Census Data Delay and Differential Privacy

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The state of Alabama becomes the second state (after Ohio) to sue over delayed census redistricting data. The lawsuit also challenges the Census Bureau's use of differential privacy on census…

09

Mar

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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…

09

Mar

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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,…

09

Mar

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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…

07

Mar

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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."…

07

Mar

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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,…

04

Mar

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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…

02

Mar

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February Redistricting Update

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A recap of developments in redistricting for the last month. If you weren't paying attention, you likely missed a lot of activity in the redistricting realm this February. The biggest…

01

Mar

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Minnesota Lawsuit Asks Court to Get a Jump on State Redistricting

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The delayed census redistricting data delivery schedule has put many states in a bind as they run up against state constitutional and statutory deadlines for redistricting. In Minnesota, the deadline…