07

Apr

Partisan Gerrymandering, Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymandersnational, policyindepth, reform, reformpage

Reform: 2021 Gerrymandering Threat Index by Nonprofit Group “RepresentUs”

By Editor

RepresentUs, a nonprofit advocacy group, released an online app and 160-page Gerrymandering Threat Index report which measures each state's risk level for gerrymandering activity during the 2020 redistricting cycle. By…

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…

15

Sep

FEATURES, Official Redistricting Entities, Redistricting, Redistricting Commissionscommission, new york, policyindepth, reform, STATENEWS, States

A Look at the New Redistricting Process in New York

By Michelle Davis

2021 will be the first time New York conducts redistricting under a new regime. In 2014, as part of a political compromise between the legislature and governor, a constitutional amendment…

04

Sep

NEWS, Redistricting, REFORM, State Lawscommission, legal, lpstatelaw, Oregon, reform, States

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…

03

Sep

NEWS, Redistricting, REFORM, VIDEOlegal, PA, Pennsylvania, reform

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

By Michelle Davis

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…

01

Sep

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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

NEWS, POLICY and PRACTICE, REFORM, State Lawslawsuit, legal, lpstatelaw, Missouri, reform, STATENEWS, States

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…

22

Jan

NEWS, Redistricting Commissions, Redistricting Gerrymanders, REFORM, Strategy and Politicspartisan gerrymandering, reform, USC

Redistricting Reform Advocates Strategize at Gerrymandering Summit

By Editor

The USC Sol Price School of Public Policy hosted the "Terminate Gerrymandering Summit and Fair Maps Incubator " Conference earlier this month as part of an effort to take advantage…

20

Apr

Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, REFORMfeatured, Michigan, partisan gerrymandering, reform

Michigan Launches Anti-Gerrymandering Campaign on Four Fronts

By Editor

Michigan -  The Voters Not Politicians Ballot Committee is looking to end partisan gerrymandering in the state for good.  The group, including Wayne State University political science professor Kevin Deegan-Krause, will be…