By Bailey Ludlam FRANKFORT, Kentucky: Speaker of the House Greg Stumbo (R) filed a redistricting bill on February 19. The piece of legislation itself has no specific redistricting plans attached to it, but would allow for lawmakers to add a finalized plan later in the session.[1] Redistricting is a major issue in northern Kentucky, where [...]

By Jennifer Springer HONOLULU, Hawaii: A lawsuit over the 2011 drawing of political districts that resulted in the island of Hawaii getting a fourth state senator will be heard in January in U.S. District Court.[1] Hawaii Island, with a 24.5 percent population increase, is the fastest-growing island in the state.[2] The case was brought by [...]

MADISON, Wisconsin: The presidential race certainly garnered the bulk of the nation’s attention on election night. But are you curious about the races further down the ballot and what their outcomes mean for the future of the country? If so, join us on Thursday, November 8th at 12 noon EST for a webinar on the [...]

Contact: Lauren Warden Rodgers Tel: 608-255-0608 E-mail: Lauren.Rodgers@Ballotpedia.org NEW MAPS SHOW DISTRICTS WITH CLOSEST PARTISAN VOTER REGISTRATION  Madison – September 28, 2012: Ballotpedia and Moonshadow Mobile, Inc. have released a second round of Congressional and legislative district comparative maps for 2012 election coverage in 30 states. Using proprietary technology and data supplied by Labels and Lists, Inc., [...]

September 30, 2012 By Phil Sletten CHARLESTON, West Virginia: The United States Supreme Court ruled that the newly redrawn Congressional districts in West Virginia were constitutional, overturning a lower court ruling. The case came before the high court after appeals by the Jefferson County Commission.[1] The Jefferson County Commission sued the state after the state legislature overwhelmingly passed, and Governor Earl Ray Tomblin (D) signed, a redistricting bill into law that [...]

August 15, 2012 By Geoff Pallay BIRMINGHAM, Alabama: On August 10, the Legislative Black Caucus and other African-American elected officials filed a federal lawsuit to attempt to block a new legislative redistricting plan in Alabama.[1] According to the suit, the new legislative maps “dilute minority voting strength, violate the principle of one person, one vote and unnecessarily and illegally split [...]

ATLANTA, Georgia: As Georgia saw a significant increase in population through the 2010 census, a new congressional district was added to the state meaning that all the previous districts had to be redrawn. This led to many representatives being shifted around and finding that they had new members in their district and had to go through the [...]

Edited by Geoff Pallay Note: Today’s roundup, March 30, will be the final edition of the Redistricting Roundup. Ballotpedia staff will still cover redistricting news, with updates being added to the State Legislative Tracker, which is published on Monday afternoons. Other states featured in this week’s Roundup • Alaska • Arizona • Florida • Maryland [...]

Edited by Geoff Pallay Note: Next week’s roundup, March 30, will be the final edition of the Redistricting Roundup. Ballotpedia staff will still cover redistricting news, with updates being added to the State Legislative Tracker, which is published on Monday afternoons. Other states featured in this week’s Roundup • Alaska • Arizona • Florida • [...]

Edited by Geoff Pallay Other states featured in this week’s Roundup • Arizona • California • Hawaii • Kansas • Missouri • New Hampshire • New Mexico • New York • Pennsylvania • South Carolina • Virginia • West Virginia • Wyoming Florida has become the 15th state in the nation to have its redistricting maps altered by judicial action. Today, the Florida Supreme Court issued a 234-page decision rejecting the [...]