Welcome to Americans for Redistricting Reform

The non-partisan Americans for Redistricting Reform is a national umbrella organization comprised of groups from across the political spectrum that recognizes the critical need to reform our nation's redistricting process. With the 2010 Census and the subsequent redistricting cycle fast approaching, Americans for Redistricting Reform is committed to raising public awareness of redistricting abuses and promoting solutions that benefit voters and strengthen our democracy.

Redistricting reform is needed to ensure transparency of the process and to provide a more meaningful opportunity for effective public participation. Voters should choose elected representatives, not the other way around.

Redistricting Reform in 2009

The staff of the Campaign Legal Center has compiled and distributed three redistricting fact sheets:

1. Notable Redistricting Efforts in the States

2. President Obama on Redistricting

3. California Passes Proposition 11 on Redistricting Reform

FAIR Act Introduced in the House and Senate

Representatives John Tanner (D-TN) and Michael Castle (R-DE) introduced the Fairness And Independence in Redistricting (FAIR) Act on June 24, 2009. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) also introduced a similar Senate bill.

To read the release by the Campaign Legal Center, click here.

Gerrymandering: The Movie

Set for release in 2010, this documentary film will examine the conspiracy of partisan redistricting - a legislative technique that allows politicians to manipulate electoral boundaries and influence elections for decades at a time.

To view the film's trailer, click here.