Jan 06 Judges rule South Carolina racially gerrymandered U.S. House district By James Pollard, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press Federal judges ordered South Carolina lawmakers to draw new congressional maps, ruling Friday that the U.S. House district lines of a seat flipped by Democrats four years ago were intentionally redrawn to split Black neighborhoods to dilute their voting power. Continue reading
Dec 07 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case that could give state legislatures more power over elections At least six Supreme Court justices are sounding skeptical of making a broad ruling that would leave state legislatures virtually unchecked when making rules for elections. Continue reading
Nov 07 Nashville finds 430 voters cast ballots in wrong race By Kimberlee Kruesi, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press The amount is a stark jump from the initial number that the Davidson County Election Commission provided last week, when officials said the problem was contained to just 212 miscast ballots. Continue reading
Jul 03 Abortion ruling puts spotlight on gerrymandered legislatures By David A. Lieb, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jun 30 Supreme Court to hear appeal from North Carolina Republicans that could limit state court authority By Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Apr 20 Florida Senate approves Gov. DeSantis’ congressional map By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Mar 18 GOP appeal seeks to curb state court power over congressional maps By Jonathan Drew, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
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