07

Oct

NEWS, POLICY and PRACTICE, VIDEOCalifornia, commission, crc

Video: CA Redistricting Commission Meeting – August 28, 2020

By Editor

Watch the August 28th meeting of the CRC. This meeting begins with discussion of agenda item No. 10: Karin MacDonald (Director Statewide Database) to Census Bureau on the American Community…

06

Oct

NEWS, POLICY and PRACTICE, Redistricting, VIDEOCalifornia, commission, crc

Video: CA Redistricting Commission Meeting – August 27, 2020

By Editor

Watch the August 27th meeting of the CRC. This meeting begins with discussion of agenda item No. 11: Training on General Government Structure and California Executive Branch Agencies including discussion…

25

Sep

Casedocs, Census Law, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, NEWS, RedistrictingCalifornia, CASEDOCS, census, census 2020, legal, U.S. Census Bureau

Federal Judge Orders Census Count to Continue Through Oct 31

By Editor

A U.S. District Judge in the Northern District of California has issued a preliminary injunction that enjoins the U.S. Census Bureau from ending its counting operations on September 30. The…

09

Sep

NEWS, Official Redistricting Entities, POLICY and PRACTICE, Redistricting Commissions, VIDEOCalifornia, commission, States

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…

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…

05

Aug

Redistricting Commissions, REFORMCalifornia, Independent Redistricting Commission, local, sacramento

Sacramento Ponders Independent Redistricting Commission after 2011 Drama

By Editor

Sacramento, CA - The Sacramento City Council does not want a repeat of the tumultuous 2011 redistricting process.  Last week, the council passed a local law that if approved by residents,…

17

Jun

UncategorizedACLU, California, local, Siskiyou County, voter intimidation

ACLU Warns of Voter Intimidation in Northern California County

By Editor

California - The ACLU of California issued this press release (below) last week regarding the possible voter intimidation of Hmong (voters whose ethnic origins are from the mountainous regions of…

16

Jun

Local Redistricting, RedistrictingCalifornia, Latino, local, Orange County, San Juan Capistrano

City in Orange County California Skips Court and Abolishes At-Large Voting

By Editor

San Juan Capistrano, CA - This town of around 35,000 in Orange County, California boasts a burgeoning Latino population of nearly 40%. City council members have been historically elected at-large by…

22

Sep

Elections Clause, Redistricting Commissions, REFORMArizona, California, Independent Redistricting Commission

Will the Court’s Arizona Decision Spawn More Independent Commissions?

By Editor

Now that the Supreme Court has sanctioned Independent Redistricting Commissions brought about by voter ballot intiatives, will more states follow? Is this an effective way to thwart Republican gerrymanders? Michael…