06

Aug

NEWS, Official Redistricting Entities, POLICY and PRACTICE, Redistricting, Redistricting Commissions, Redistricting FunctionsEntities, IN-DEPTH, STATENEWS, Virginia

VA State Redistricting Commission Divided on Map Drawing Approach

By Editor

The Virginia Redistricting Commission was advised its lawyers to revise existing maps rather than start from scratch, due to time and resources constraints. Read the full wvtf.org story. Listen to…

01

Aug

Census Data and Geography, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, LATEST, NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting Functions, Redistricting Prepcensus, census 2020, dataindepth, differential privacy, IN-DEPTH, national, redistprep, U.S. Census Bureau

Recent Census Data Developments Call into Question its Suitability for Redistricting

By Editor

In the span of just a few days and just weeks before official census redistricting data is scheduled to be released, the Census Bureau reveals two rather startling revelations about…

28

Jul

Census Data and Geography, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting Functions, Redistricting Prepcensus, census 2020, dataindepth, differential privacy, IN-DEPTH, national, redistprep, redistricting data, U.S. Census Bureau

Redistricting Data: What to Expect and When

By Editor

Director's Blog - BY DR. RON JARMIN, ACTING DIRECTOR: Since releasing the apportionment results in April, we’ve had several teams working hard on the next set of 2020 Census data…

28

Jul

Census Data and Geography, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, LATEST, NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting Prepcensus, census 2020, dataindepth, IN-DEPTH, national, redistprep, redistricting data, U.S. Census Bureau

Resources Available to Prepare for the 2020 Census Redistricting Data Release

By Editor

Press Release- BY JAMES WHITEHORNE, CHIEF, REDISTRICTING DATA AND VOTING RIGHTS OFFICE: In a few weeks, we’ll release the 2020 Census redistricting data in our legacy summary file format. And…

19

Apr

Census Data and Geography, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, LATEST, NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting Prepdataindepth, IN-DEPTH, national, redistprep

Census Bureau: New Demonstration Data Will Feature Higher Privacy-loss Budget, Satisfies Redistricting Accuracy Target

By Editor

On Monday, the U.S. Census Bureau announced that it has decided on the precise algorithm for its disclosure avoidance tool / differential privacy method. In short, the algorithm used to…

10

Apr

Case Updates, Casedocs, Enacting a Redistricting Map, Redistricting, Redistricting Litigationenacting, IN-DEPTH, lpstatelaw, Oregon, policyindepth, STATENEWS

Oregon Supreme Court Establishes Revised Deadlines for Legislative Maps

By Editor

On Friday, the Oregon Supreme Court issued new deadlines for state legislative redistricting in light of the census redistricting data delay. The order extends state constitutional deadlines for legislative redistricting…

15

Mar

Enacting a Redistricting Map, LATEST, RedistrictingAnalysis, enacting, HR1, IN-DEPTH, Independent Redistricting Commission, lpother, national, policyindepth

Here’s the Compressed 2021 Timeline for State Congressional Maps if Congress Passes HR1

By Jeffrey M. Wice

H.R. 1—the For the People Act—mandates significant changes to states’ congressional redistricting processes beginning with the post-2020 census redistricting in 2021. Under H.R. 1, a state’s congressional redistricting plan must…

08

Apr

Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanderscensus, IN-DEPTH, Prison gerrymandering, prisoner reallocation, redistricting

Understanding Prison Gerrymandering and Its Cure: Prisoner Reallocation

By Editor

Long overlooked in the context of redistricting, prisoners are counted by the U.S. Census Bureau as residents of the institutions they are incarcerated in. The goal of redistricting electoral boundaries…