(Afro) — It could drastically alter election results and affect who runs for public office. No, it’s not voting or a scandal. It’s redistricting. And the practice that occurs after each decennial census is getting a few updates in Maryland this time around. A state law passed in April will change how prisoners are counted […]
(Politics365) — As redistricting battles show signs of heating up nationwide next year, the Illinois state legislature is taking steps to include minority protection provisions in legislative district redrawing. Passed 53 to 4 in the Illinois State Senate, a state Voting Rights Act of 2011 would solicit opinions from Illinois voters before redrawing takes place […]
(Chicago Tribune) — Illinois lawmakers are preparing to change a few ground rules for the once-a-decade process when they redraw district boundaries, a high-stakes exercise in power politics that puts careers on the line. Two ideas could get a hearing this week when lawmakers return to the Capitol for the fall session. One is aimed […]
(The Grio) — Now that the 2010 midterm elections are behind us, the public’s attention is beginning to rightly turn to the upcoming round of redistricting that will commence all throughout the country in just a few months. To date, much of the coverage has focused on the changing political tide in many states. At […]
(New York Times) — It’s fitting that a $150-a-head fund-raiser for Thomas Kilbride last week was in the basement of a Loop restaurant and that most of the attendees can’t even vote for him. No important Illinois election is as cloaked in shadows and general ignorance as the one involving Mr. Kilbride. He’s a well-liked […]
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution) — Less than an hour remained in the 2010 legislative session when a state representative introduced a final version of a bill he said would “do a couple of simple things” with Georgia’s voting and election laws — things like adding to the pool of poll workers and setting new limits on campaigning […]
(State Journal Register) — The League of Women Voters is advocating a Republican plan to change the way we draw legislative maps. Why would the league take sides in a partisan battle? It’s a good question, especially when the stated “neutral” reason doesn’t hold water. As its sole argument, the league claims that the Republican […]
(New York Times) — The four major-party candidates running or expected to run for governor of New York have pledged to support nonpartisan, independent redistricting of legislative and Congressional seats next year — a change that state lawmakers have resisted for decades. Using data from this year’s census, the Assembly and the Senate will draft […]