10

Mar

Enacting a Redistricting Map, FEATURES, Redistricting, Redistricting CriteriaAnalysis, BASICS, Iowa

Understanding the Iowa Model for Redistricting

By Editor

The "Iowa Model" for redistricting is perhaps the least understood state procedure for redistricting. Iowa is often lauded as the nonpartisan ideal for redrawing boundaries, but in reality, nonpartisan staff…

09

Mar

LAW, Race in Redistricting, Redistricting Race Rules, Voting Rights ActBASICS, national, Voting Rights Act

Highlights of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 4)

By Editor

During the 116th congress in 2019, the Voting Rights Advancement Act was introduced in the Senate by Senator Leahy. The bill is expected to be reintroduced in some form in…

27

Feb

Redistricting Criteria, Redistricting Equal Population, Redistricting FunctionsBASICS, cvap, equal population

BASICS: Defining Equal Population in Redistricting

By Editor

Redistricting is the process of redrawing election boundaries to equalize population, but you might ask; what population? and whether states and local jurisdictions have a choice in the matter. The…

25

Feb

NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting Prisoners, REFORMBASICS, Illinois, Prison gerrymandering, prisoner reallocation, prisoners, STATENEWS

Illinois Becomes the 10th State to Count Prisoners at Home for Redistricting

By Editor

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law on Tuesday a measure that would require state prisoners to be counted at their home address for redistricting beginning in 2030. Illinois joins…

25

Oct

Race in Redistricting, Redistricting, Redistricting Race RulesBASICS

Redistricting Basics: The Legal Test for Minority Vote Dilution Under the Voting Rights Act

By Editor

This article is an overview of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and the legal test to determine how a plaintiff can prove a minority vote dilution claim under…

01

Sep

FEATURES, LATEST, Race in Redistricting, Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting Race Rules, REFORM, VIDEOBASICS, gerrymandering, prisoner reallocation, prisoners, reform

Video: Gerrymandering and Reform Explained in 13 Minutes

By Michelle Davis

Need a quick primer on gerrymandering and reform? This just-released video produced by CNBC reviews the entire redistricting landscape regarding gerrymandering and reform efforts over the past two decades. All…

01

Sep

Official Redistricting Entities, Redistricting, Redistricting CommissionsBASICS, California, commission, crc

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…

23

Jul

FEATURES, Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, REFORM, VIDEOBASICS, partisan symmetry, Princeton Gerrymandering Project

Video: A Neat Lesson on Less Obvious Gerrymanders

By Editor

People often often associate gerrymandering with "ugly," districts that have tortured boundaries, but  many gerrymanders are quite pretty.  This tutorial on gerrymandering by the Princeton Gerrymandering Project is one of…

04

Feb

Redistricting, Redistricting Race RulesBASICS, language minorities, section 203

Language Minority Provisions of the Voting Right Act

By Editor

The U.S. population is becoming increasingly diverse. Many regions have significant populations for which English is not their first language, to address this the Voting Rights Act was amended to…