17

Feb

FEATURES, LATEST, Official Redistricting Entities, Partisan Gerrymandering, Redistricting, Redistricting Commissions, Redistricting Gerrymanders, REFORMAnalysis, HR1, lawindepth, lpother, national, redistricting reform, reform

Is Major Redistricting Reform From Congress On the Way? A Look at H.R. 1

By Michelle Davis

Congress has made redistricting reform in 2021 a top priority. To that end H.R.1 (S.1) was introduced in the current congress and is poised to establish major election reforms should…

24

Oct

FEATURES, NEWS, POLICY and PRACTICE, Redistricting, Redistricting CriteriaAnalysis, commission, Michigan, policyindepth

Panel Discussion: What Are “Communities of Interest” and How Will They Affect Redistricting in Michigan?

By Editor

For a discussion on how Michigan has approached the principle of communities of interest and what this portends for the new redistricting commission, watch panelists Jocelyn Benson, Connie Malloy, Chris…

23

Oct

Equal Protection, FEATURES, Redistricting Equal PopulationAnalysis, equal population, lawindepth, legal, lpequalpro, one person one vote

Analysis: Do Redistricting Maps with Deviations Under 10% Violate the Equal Population Rule? Sometimes.

By Editor

Most legal challenges to redistricting maps based on population deviation center around deviations that are too large. However, there are a handful of cases in which a court has found…

08

Sep

Census Data and Geography, FEATURES, Redistricting, Redistricting PrepAnalysis, census, census 2020, dataindepth, differential privacy, U.S. Census Bureau

What Does Differential Privacy in Census Data Mean for the Task of Redistricting?

By Michelle Davis

The law requires that any identifying information you give the Census Bureau be kept confidential for 75 yrs, but simply removing your information from what is published is no longer…

02

Jul

FEATURES, Redistricting Gerrymanders, REFORMAnalysis, commission, Independent Redistricting Commission, partisan symmetry, policyindepth, redistricting

Do Independent Redistricting Commissions Produce Neutral Maps?

By Michelle Davis

After the Supreme Court's exit from the partisan gerrymandering business last week, the focus will likely turn to the states. The call for independent redistricting commissions will be key to…