Politics Nov 07 Nashville finds 430 voters cast ballots in wrong race By Kimberlee Kruesi, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press
Politics Jul 03 Abortion ruling puts spotlight on gerrymandered legislatures Whether those elected officials are truly representative of the people is a matter of debate, thanks to another high court decision that has enabled control of state legislatures to be skewed to the right or left. By David A. Lieb, Associated Press
Politics Jun 30 Supreme Court to hear appeal from North Carolina Republicans that could limit state court authority The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from North Carolina Republicans that could drastically limit state court authority over congressional redistricting, as well as elections for Congress and the presidency. By Associated Press
Politics Apr 20 Florida Senate approves Gov. DeSantis’ congressional map A new congressional map submitted by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' office that will likely swing Florida's representation in Washington even further to the GOP has been approved by the state Senate. By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press
Politics Mar 18 GOP appeal seeks to curb state court power over congressional maps Republican lawmakers in North Carolina have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to curtail the powers of state courts to intervene in the drawing of congressional districts. By Jonathan Drew, Associated Press
Mar 17 Ohio’s Supreme Court rejects 3rd set of GOP-drawn redistricting maps By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected as gerrymandered a third set of Ohio Statehouse district maps drawn by Republicans with the May 3 primary nearing. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 6:21 How the 2020 census data has started new gerrymandering battles All across the country, states are busy at work redrawing congressional lines that will help determine the balance of power in Washington for the next decade. To check in on the status of this reapportionment in some key states based… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 12:20 In Michigan, an effort to take politics out of redistricting By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber In a gerrymandered state, it's not unusual to see towns carved in half and shared school districts split into different political districts. This is by no means accidental — the redistricting process has long been conducted behind closed doors, under… Continue watching
Aug 13 Census data sets up redistricting fight over growing suburbs By David A. Lieb, Associated Press, Acacia Coronado, Associated Press/Report for America The once-a-decade battle over redistricting is set to be a showdown over the suburbs, as new census data showed rapid growth around some of the nation's largest cities and shrinking population in many rural counties. Continue reading
Nov 18 Democrats’ Southern victories could affect redistricting By David A. Lieb, Associated Press In Louisiana, Republicans who already controlled the state House and Senate had hoped to consolidate power by defeating Edwards, or else obtain a two-thirds majority in both legislative chambers that would allow them to override his vetoes. Neither occurred. Continue reading