Listen: 3 Minute Summary of Court Ruling on Trump Administrations Apportionment Count Method

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NPR's "All Things Considered" explains the recent New York federal district court ruling involving the apportionment count. It is one of several lawsuits seeking to enjoin the president from requiring…

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Here’s the Status of the 2020 Census. So Far . . .

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Need a quick explanation on whats going on with the census? wondering if it will be delayed, extended or or cut short? Listen to Jeffrey Wice, an adjunct professor and…

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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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Oregon Redistricting Commission Ballot Measure Efforts TimeOut

By Michelle Davis

At least one news outlet has described the failed Oregon redistricting reform ballot initiative as a "dramatic legal saga." By all accounts, they would be correct. You can read a…

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Watch: Pennsylvania Redistricting Reform Town Hall Discusses Anti-Gerrymandering Legislation

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Interested in Pennsylvania redistricting reform? Watch this recent town hall organized by reform group Fair Districts PA to discuss the Legislative and Congressional Redistricting Act (LACRA), which has been introduced…

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Second Court Rewords Missouri Redistricting Ballot Amendment Language

By Michelle Davis

A county circuit court judge ruled earlier last month that the wording of a ballot measure authored by the Republican legislature was “misleading” in an effort to “entice” voters into…

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A “Listen” to the Seedy Underbelly of Redistricting

By Michelle Davis

In this Slate article published today, portions of a leaked audio recording of the American Legislative Exchange Council’s 2019 annual meeting in Austin, TX reveals the "bloodsport" that is redistricting.…

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Watch: House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Voting Discrimination

By Michelle Davis

Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 - 10:00am Location: 2141 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 The U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary heard testimony regarding evidence of current and ongoing voting…

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Second State Invalidates Redistricting Map Based on Common State Constitutional Provision

By Michelle Davis

September 5, 2019 “the Free Elections Clause of the North Carolina Constitution guarantees that all elections must be conducted freely and honestly to ascertain, fairly and truthfully, the will of…

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The Supreme Court’s Less Than Graceful Exit from the Thicket

By Michelle Davis

The long-awaited partisan gerrymandering decision has come down from the nation's highest court. A 5-4 majority decided to exit the "political thicket" and leave the policing of political gerrymandered redistricting…