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Maryland Governor Creates Citizens Redistricting Commission

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Gov. Larry Hogan announced that he would establish The Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission to redraw the state's congressional and state legislative boundaries. The application period for members of the public…

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Watch: The New Virginia Redistricting Commission Conducts its First Full Meeting

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The brand new 2021 Virginia Redistricting Commission is up and running. This is new for the state, so all eyes will be on the 16-member commission as redistricting looms. You…

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Commission Meeting Video: CA Citizens Independent Redistricting Commission

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The 14-member California Citizens Redistricting Commission was established in 2008 by a citizen's initiative. It is responsible for redrawing the state's congressional, legislative, and Board of Equalization districts (BOE). Watch…

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Commission Meeting Video: Santa Barbara County Citizens Independent Redistricting Comm.

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The County's Independent Redistricting Commission consists of 11 county residents who are not elected officials, city staff, lobbyists, candidates, campaign donors, or their close family members. Consideration is also given…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Second State Invalidates Redistricting Map Based on Common State Constitutional Provision

By Michelle Davis

September 5, 2019 “the Free Elections Clause of the North Carolina Constitution guarantees that all elections must be conducted freely and honestly to ascertain, fairly and truthfully, the will of…

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Listen to Supreme Court Oral Arguments in the North Carolina Partisan Gerrymandering Case

By Michelle Davis

On March 26, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Rucho v. Common Cause, a partisan gerrymandering case from North Carolina.Click here for background on this case and its companion…