Tag: Redistricting
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State redistricting deadlines in 2021, 2022, and 2023
The U.S. Census Bureau announced in February that it would deliver the detailed datasets needed for redistricting to the states by Sep. 30, 2021, after the original April 1, 2021, deadline. Some states' own redistricting deadlines predate the Census Bureau's projected data delivery date, prompting states to consider postponements or alternative data sources. State redistricting…
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U.S. Census Bureau says it will deliver apportionment data by April 30, redistricting data after July 31
On January 27, 2021, Kathleen Styles, an official at the U.S. Census Bureau, announced at a National Conference of State Legislatures event that the bureau would release its final apportionment report by April 30, 2021. Styles also said the bureau hoped to release detailed redistricting data after July 31, 2021. Census results are used to…
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Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: 30 state legislative races decided by < 100 votes in 2020
30 state legislative races were decided by fewer than 100 votes in 2020 The saying goes, “every vote counts.” For these races, fewer than 100 votes decided the winner. Out of the 5,875 total state legislative elections in 2020, 30 (0.5%) races were decided by fewer than 100 votes. Twenty-nine of the races were for…
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Expected census delays may postpone state redistricting efforts in 2021
On Nov. 19, U.S. Census Bureau Director Steve Dillingham announced that, "during post-collection processing, certain processing anomalies have been discovered" in the 2020 United States Census. Dillingham said he had directed the bureau "to utilize all resources available to resolve this as expeditiously as possible." Also on Nov. 19, The New York Times reported that "a growing…
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Legislative control of redistricting changed in New Hampshire, Vermont following Nov. 3 elections
Following the 2020 elections, two states saw changes to the partisan makeup of their state legislatures that could affect redistricting, which is set to begin in 2021 following the publication of the U.S. Census. Republicans in New Hampshire gained control of the Congressional and state legislative redistricting process after the 2020 elections. Republicans won new…
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Measure to change elections and redistricting procedures in North Dakota blocked from November ballot
A citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that was designed to make changes to elections and redistricting procedures in North Dakota was removed from the 2020 ballot by the North Dakota Supreme Court on August 25. The measure was certified for the ballot by Secretary of State Al Jaeger on August 11 after his office found that proponents…
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Ranked-choice voting and redistricting commission initiatives provisionally certified for Arkansas ballot
Two Arkansas citizen-initiated measures—one that would establish ranked-choice voting and another that would establish a redistricting commission—were provisionally certified for the ballot on August 21, 2020. Whether or not votes will be counted for the measures is a question pending before the Arkansas Supreme Court. Sponsored by Open Primaries Arkansas, the ranked-choice voting measure would…
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Missouri judge rewrites ballot title for Amendment 3 that would repeal 2018 redistricting amendment
On August 17, 2020, Cole County Circuit Court Judge Patricia S. Joyce ruled against the ballot title drafted by the Missouri General Assembly for Amendment 3, the Redistricting Process and Criteria, Lobbying, and Campaign Finance Amendment. The lawsuit against the ballot title was filed by petition circulators for Clean Missouri, the campaign that sponsored Missouri…
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North Dakota to vote in November on top-four open primaries, ranked-choice voting, state legislative redistricting, and other election changes
North Dakota voters will decide on three constitutional amendments in November. The third measure, a citizen initiative, was certified for the ballot on Tuesday, August 11. The initiative would amend the state constitution to make multiple changes to the election and redistricting procedures in North Dakota. The measure would establish top-four open primaries for all…
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Fair Maps Nevada did not turn in signatures for its redistricting initiative by the extended August 3 deadline
Fair Maps Nevada, the campaign behind the Nevada Independent Redistricting Commission Initiative, did not submit signatures by the August 3 deadline. Originally the deadline was June 24, but it was extended by a court ruling. On July 24, 2020, Doug Goodman, founder and executive director of Nevadans for Election Reform; Sondra Cosgrove, chair of Fair…