Wisconsin Democrats have started preparations for the 2020 elections by putting up a legitimate fight, contesting Republican gerrymandering in the state.
Redistricting articles on Democracy Chronicles
Redistricting or Gerrymandering is partisan domination of state legislatures due to use of manipulated districts that are skewed towards one party. Also see our section on American democracy.
New Campaign Seeks Politicians to Take Stance On Election Reform
Common Cause launched campaign addressed questions to include campaign finance, ethics, voting rights, redistricting, the 2020 Census, and Net Neutrality.
How Mass Incarceration Damages Democracy
Corrections industry influence, felony disenfranchisement and prison gerrymandering undermine democracy
Ohio Democratic Voters Sue State Over Gerrymandered Maps
If the Supreme Court rules that this round of Ohio redistricting is unconstitutional, it should remain consistent and rule in favor for Republican voters in Illinois and Maryland. Only a solution that works for both parties is likely to stick.
Supreme Court Refuses to Block Partisan Gerrymandering
The Supreme Court missed an opportunity today to lay down a firm marker identifying partisan gerrymandering
A Complete Report on the Vulnerable State of American Voting Laws
In ‘The State of Voting 2018’, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law details threats to the ballot this fall
Free and Fair Elections Versus the Modern Republican Party
As a swing voter, who has proudly voted for and supported Republicans in the past, I can’t fathom supporting a party that continues to remove itself from ‘We the People’, to be only for “a few of the people, the whitest and wealthiest.”
US Supreme Court Divided Over Texas Electoral District Fight
From Voice of America: The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared divided along ideological lines as it
VIDEO: On Independent Redistricting and the Fair Representation Act
Latest discussion on a possible solution to the constant controversies surrounding the redistricting process
Large Majority of Public Support Congressional Election Reforms
Majorities of voters support independent redistricting commissions, ranked choice voting and multi-member districts