Category: gerrymandering
The Worst Partisan Gerrymanders of the 2020s
With two post-census election cycles in the books, congressional district maps are mostly set for the remainder of the decade – which means we will know the outcomes of the vast majority of House elections before voters even cast ballots in November 2026, 2028 and 2030.
13 Dec, 2024
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9 min read
Democrat-Led Lawsuit Kills Independent Redistricting Initiatives in Nevada
The Nevada Supreme Court on Friday upheld the ruling of a lower district court that two identical ballot questions that would create an independent redistricting commission were invalid because sponsors did not add a revenue source to either initiative.
11 May, 2024
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2 min read
Gerrymandering Reform: Are We Asking the Wrong Question?
01 Mar, 2024
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7 min read
Court Tosses Maryland General Assembly's Extremely Gerrymandered Maps
26 Mar, 2022
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2 min read
Gerrymandering Update: Blue and Red States Get Fs in Princeton Report Card
05 Nov, 2021
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2 min read
Illinois Lawmakers Ignore Constituent Pleas with Revised Legislative Maps
01 Sep, 2021
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2 min read
The Census, Power Politics, and Slavery
12 Aug, 2021
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5 min read
Top Virginia Newspapers Endorse Amendment to End Party Control over Political Redistricting
03 Aug, 2020
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2 min read
Supreme Court: Federal Court Will NOT Stop Partisan Gerrymandering
21 Oct, 2019
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1 min read
Supreme Court: Federal Court Will NOT Stop Partisan Gerrymandering
This time the case is out of Michigan, where a lower court ordered 34 legislative and congressional districts to be redrawn because the court found that the districts were drawn explicitly for the purpose of giving Republicans an advantage.
21 Oct, 2019
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1 min read