Federal Redistricting News

November 1, 2011 - Washington Post: Washington Redistricting Commission Debatees How to Draw New 10th District

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October 4, 2011 (AZ) Washington Post: Redistricting Draft Map in Arizona Favors Democrats

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September 27, 2011 – Washington Post: Many black members of Congress targeted in new districts

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September 26, 2011 - Politico: A Redistricting Survival Guide

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September 23, 2011 – ProPublica: The Hidden Hands in Redistricting: Corporations and Other Powerful Interests

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September 23, 2011 - Washington Post: The Most Gerrymandered Districts of 2011

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September 11, 2011 – Politico: Redistricting Sparks Big-Time Feuds

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September 1, 2011 – Washington Post: Latino Leaders Pessimistic about New Latino Districts

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August 24, 2011 -Washington Post: Redistricting Scorecard: With Parties Neck-and-Neck, Florida Could be the Key

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August 13, 2011 - Los Angeles Times: Justice Department walks a line on political redistricting

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August 6, 2011 -Boston Globe: Let's Have a Good Look at those Redistricting Maps

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August 5, 2011 - Washington Post: Dissatisfaction + redistricting = huge turnover in Congress

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August 5, 2011 - The Associated Press: Dems, GOP cite '65 voting law in remapping debates

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August 3, 2011 Roll Call: Redrawing Lines May Go Past 2012

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July 16, 2011 National Journal: Will the Melting Pot Dilute Black Clout?

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June 30, 2011 Roll Call: Between the Lines: The Five Stages of Grief

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June 23, 2011 National Journal: Will Obama's DOJ threaten GOP Seats?

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June 11, 2011 – New York Times: For Republicans, Redistricting Offers Few Gains

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March 8, 2011 - Politico: Tea party steeped in redistricting

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February 25, 2011 - US News & World Report: Opening Up the Legislative Maps - Technology gives ordinary citizens a say in redistricting

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December 14, 2010 – Roll Call: Redistricting Reform Is Tough Task Every Time

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November 10, 2010 - Slate: Coloring Inside the Lines

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November 4, 2010 – Washington Post: GOP can draw nearly half of new House districts

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September 7, 2010 - US News & World Report: Redistricting Heightens the National Political Stakes for State Races

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August 16, 2010 - Stateline.org: Can politics be removed from redistricting?

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August 4, 2010 - Boston Globe: GOP Targets States' Races

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August 4, 2010 – The Hill: GOP Could Dominate State Redistricting

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July 29, 2010 - Christian Science Monitor: GOP Targets Big Prize In State Elections This Fall: Redistricting

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July 19, 2010 – National Journal: New Battle Lines Drawn Over Redistricting

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June 19, 2010 - CQ Weekly: Minor Tweak to Redistricting

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July 16, 2010 - Christian Science Monitor Editorial: Census sets off a battle to redraw voter districts -- and power in Congress

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April 13, 2010 - Politico: Dems Gamble In Redrawing Districts

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April 5, 2010 - USA Today: Possible Redistricting Lights Up State Races' Fundraising

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March 29, 2010 - Roll Call: New Players Enter Redistricting Fight

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March 22, 2010 - Washington Post: Democrats Counter Republicans' Pre-Redistricting Push

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March 5, 2010 – Associated Press: Dems Want `Soft Money' for Redistricting

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March 4, 2010 - Wall Street Journal Op-Ed: The GOP Targets State Legislatures

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February 22, 2010 - CNN: Broken Government: How to fix Congress?

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May 18, 2009 - Roll Call: Parties Prepping for Redistricting Fight
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March 23, 2009 - National Journal: Countdown to Census Disaster

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January 27, 2009 - The Hill: Redistricting is a Hidden Weapon for Gloomy GOP

By: Aaron Blake

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October 1, 2008 - San Antonio Express News: Next President Can Aid Redistricting Fix

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June 26, 2008 - The Washington Post: Gerrymandering discourages good citizenship
By: David S. Broder
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June 10, 2008 - Roll Call: Reapportionment Could Cut Delegation Size
By: Josh Kurtz
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May 23, 2008 - Balkin.com: An Intriguing Institutional Design Question: Shadow Redistricting Commissions
By: Heather K. Gerken
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May 14, 2008 - Miller-McCune: Is the House of Representatives Too Small?
By: Lee Drutman
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May 12, 2008 - Roll Call: Redistricting Keeps Most House Incumbents Secure
By: David M. Drucker
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May 11, 2008 - The New York Times Magazine: Vote Like Thy Neighbor
By: William A. Galston and Pietro S. Nivola
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May 7, 2008: The Politico: Calif. Redistricting plan faces hurdles
By: Anthony York
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May 5, 2008 - Legal Times: Private Redistricting Plans Can Help Overcome Lawmakers' Partisanship
By Heather Gerken
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March 7, 2008 - Washington Post: A powerful voice acknowledges the harm caused by noncompetitive congressional districts
Editorial
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April 28, 2008 - The Washington Post: When Candidates Can't Lose
By Bruce Reed and Marc Dunkelman
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February 14, 2008 - The Campaign Legal Center: Redistricting: ABA Resolution
Statement of J. Gerald Hebert
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January 23, 2008 - Roll Call: Texas: Democrats Focus Early on Redistricting Fight
By: David M. Drucker (Federal redistricting news and Texas)
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January 2, 2007 - National Journal: Redistricting Reform: The Invisible Campaign
By Eliza Newlin Carney
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November 29, 2007 - The Campaign Legal Center: National Redistricting Reform Effort Hires Veteran Director, Nears Launch
By David Vance
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