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Coalition Hub for Advancing Redistricting & Grassroots Engagement: Providing grassroots organizers the tools and information they need to engage in the redistricting process and fight for fair representation for marginalized communities.
Resources and Announcements
- SCSJ, Common Cause brief makes case against North Carolina’s racially discriminatory maps. Oral arguments to take place efore the NC Supreme Court on Feb. 2 at 9:30 AM ET. Learn more and read the brief here.
- The California Citizens Redistricting Commission has created a new document entitled “Questions About New Maps,” which is an updated FAQ for the public. Learn more and read the document here.
- Hawaii adopted final congressional and state legislative maps on 1/28/2022. View the maps here under “Redistricting Plans.”
News
National:
- Black and Latino voters have been shortchanged in redistricting, advocates and some judges say. Washington Post. January 25, 2022.
- The Surge: Redistricting Edition. Slate. January 29, 2022.
Alabama: Alabama asks Supreme Court to intervene in congressional redistricting dispute. CNN. January 28, 2022.
Georgia: Judge rejects Georgia’s attempts to dismiss redistricting lawsuits. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. January 28, 2022.
Louisiana: Our Views: Three weeks of pure, and perhaps ugly, politics ahead in redistrict special session. The Advocate. January 30, 2022.
Maryland: House of Delegates Gives Final Approval To Legislative Redistricting Plan. Maryland Matters. January 27, 2022.
Michigan: Groups to challenge partisan fairness of Michigan House map. Associated Press. January 27, 2022.
Nebraska: Nebraska's redistricting maps finalized for now, but Unicameral's methods still questioned. KMTV. January 28, 2022.
New Jersey: Sweeney sues after being ousted from redistricting commission, says move was ‘unilateral and unlawful’. NJ.com January 31, 2022.
New York: N.Y. Democrats Could Gain 3 House Seats Under Proposed District Lines. New York Times.
North Carolina: N. Carolina governor vetoes GOP bill pushing primary to June. Associated Press. January 27, 2022.
Ohio: Ohio Redistricting Commission responds to objections to legislative maps. Spectrum 1 News. January 28, 2022.
Tennessee: Opinion: Republicans ‘Have Chosen to Wreck the Nashville District’. New York Times. January 31, 2022.
Texas: Texas violated voting rights law during redistricting, retiring state GOP senator says in sworn court statement. The Texas Tribune. January 26, 2022.
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