Author: Douglas Kronaizl

  • Redistricting map updates: proposals and advancements between Dec. 1 and Dec. 8

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    Between Dec. 1 and Dec. 8, at least three states either proposed or advanced new redistricting maps. Proposed Rhode Island: The Rhode Island General Assembly’s Special Commission on Reapportionment met on Dec. 2. Members were briefed on the first draft maps for the state’s 75 House and 38 Senate districts. Two drafts were released for…

  • Revisiting the 2015 SCOTUS decision allowing redistricting commissions

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, December 6, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: In 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that voters could use initiatives to create redistricting commissions Kshama Sawant recall today in Seattle, Wash. 54.2% of the nation’s state legislators are Republicans In 2015, U.S.…

  • Certified results show 16 state legislative seats changed party control in 2021

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    Welcome to the Friday, December 3, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Sixteen seats changed party control, including 14 incumbents who lost in state legislative general elections Sacramento, Calif., nears its final stages of redistricting after coronavirus-related delay #FridayTrivia: Which state has the earliest primary election…

  • Redistricting map updates: proposals, advancements, and enactments between Nov. 24 and Dec. 1

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    Between Nov. 24 and Dec. 1, the Florida House and Senate Committees on Reapportionment released new draft maps and the Arkansas Board of Apportionment approved the state’s final legislative maps. Meanwhile, one state—Illinois—enacted a new congressional district map. Proposed Florida: On Nov. 24, the Senate Committee on Reapportionment released eight new draft maps: four for…

  • Tracking school board elections by 2020 presidential results

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    Ballotpedia tracked 96 school districts across 16 states that held elections on Nov. 2 where candidates took a stance on race in education, coronavirus responses, or sex and gender in schools. There were 310 seats up for election, all but seven of which have been called. In each of these races, once we knew the…

  • Dickens defeats Moore in Atlanta mayoral runoff election

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    City Councilman Andre Dickens (D) defeated City Council President Felicia Moore (D) in the general runoff election for mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, on Nov. 30, 2021, receiving 64% of the vote to Moore’s 36%. Incumbent Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) announced on May 6, 2021, that she would not seek re-election, making her the first…

  • Connecticut completes state legislative redistricting

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    Connecticut completed its state legislative redistricting process on Nov. 23, 2021, when the Connecticut Reapportionment Commission voted 8-0 in favor of new maps for the state’s 36 Senate districts. The commission enacted new House maps on Nov. 18. These maps will take effect for Connecticut’s 2022 state legislative elections. The commission, made up of four…

  • The Ballotpedia Podcast…brought to you by GivingTuesday

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, November 30, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The Ballotpedia Podcast…brought to you by GivingTuesday One week until the recall election for Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant Elections tonight in Georgia and Massachusetts The Ballotpedia Podcast…brought to you by GivingTuesday GivingTuesday 2021…

  • Redistricting map updates: advancements, vetoes, and enactments between Nov. 17 and 24

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    Between Nov. 17 and Nov. 24, the Georgia State Legislature advanced its congressional map plan to the governor’s desk and Gov. Tony Evers (D) vetoed a set of Republican-backed maps in Wisconsin. Meanwhile, five states enacted new congressional and state legislative district maps. Advanced Georgia: On Nov. 22, the Georgia State Legislature approved maps redrawing…

  • Illinois enacts new congressional district maps

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    Illinois enacted new congressional districts on Nov. 24, 2021, when Gov. J.B. Pritzer (D) signed a proposal approved by the legislature into law. Illinois was apportioned 17 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, one set less than it was apportioned after the 2010 census. This map will take effect for…