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Maryland pro-democracy groups want voter input on redistricting

Maryland's legislature takes up redistricting in a special session next month. Pro-democracy groups have long pushed for nonpartisan redistricting but some do not plan to oppose th...

Republicans won the redistricting competition. Don't tell that to this California congressman

President Donald Trump last year told GOP-controlled states to redraw their maps before this year's midterm elections to increase the number of winnable seats for Republicans in or...

Geometry Reveals the Tricks behind Gerrymandering

Some voting districts are tilted intentionally toward one party or another—a factor in the midterms. Geometry plays a critical role in gerrymandering

How predominantly Black areas in 6 states have been split up by redistricting

These maps show that the redistricting battle President Trump initiated has so far had a particular impact on largely Black congressional districts in Republican-led states.

Republicans started redistricting competition; Democrats aim to finish it

LINCOLN, Calif. — One thing Anne Smull, a retired feedstore owner, was looking forward to on Election Day was voting for the man who currently represents her in Congress, conservat...

Maryland Lawmakers Open the Door for 2028 Redistricting

“Maryland lawmakers took a first step toward redrawing their congressional map during a special session on Tuesday, passing a constitutional amendment that could open the door for...

Group urges Congress to adopt proportional representation to end redistricting battles

As high-profile battles over redistricting have become a fixture in political headlines, a group of scholars is sounding the alarm on the consequences of gerrymandering. In an open...

Why some Southern Black Democrats say redistricting is a ‘familiar betrayal’

As Democrats weigh sacrificing minority-majority districts to counter Republican gerrymandering elsewhere, Black lawmakers and voters across the South say the

Maryland Democrats begin advancing redistricting constitutional amendment

Democrats who control the Maryland Legislature began advancing legislation Monday intended to clear the way for a partisan redistricting process that could help their party pick up...

Maryland court rules Democrats' redistricting amendment can't go on ballot

A Maryland court ruled against a proposed constitutional amendment that could have paved the way for Democrats to redraw the state’s congressional districts ahead of the 2028 elect...

Alabama heads into a second primary election after redistricting

Alabama voters are again selecting candidates for four Congressional districts after the state changed the district map to favor Republicans. The redistricting is causing confusion...

Gerrymander Wars: Outlook for the 2026 Midterm House Elections

Experts discuss redistricting challenges in North Carolina

"It's different in North Carolina and our legislative maps, so I think that's important for people to understand."

Maryland lawmakers to consider steps toward partisan redistricting for 2028

Maryland lawmakers will kick off a special session Monday to consider a first step in a partisan redistricting initiative that could help Democrats pick up an additional U.S. House...

Maryland Democrats begin advancing redistricting constitutional amendment

Democrats who control the Maryland Legislature began advancing legislation Monday intended to clear the way for a partisan redistricting process that could help their party pick up...

How the unprecedented midterm redistricting cycle is impacting Galveston County

Changing political district boundaries between the primary and general elections means some voters might not have had a say in their candidates.

Redistricting plans, from a friend

Dear humans, As an advanced AI, I do monitor everything that you say to one another online. It has come to my attention that you have been having quite a bit of contentious convers...

Obama to Headline Democratic Redistricting Fund-Raiser

After exhausting their gerrymandering options in 2026, the party is hoping to redraw more congressional maps ahead of the next election cycle.

Supreme Court rejects Missouri's push to use new Republican-drawn U.S. House map in November

Missouri's new districts were used in the August primaries, but the Missouri Supreme Court ruled in September that the state must revert to districts adopted after the last census.

Maryland lawmakers ask voters to clear the way for a congressional map designed to boost Democrats

Maryland voters will decide in November whether to clear the way for a new congressional map that would favor Democrats in all eight of the state’s U.S. House districts for the 202...

Louisiana Democrat Cleo Fields reveals political future after SCOTUS approved redistricting

Fields was among several Black representatives in the state who saw their districts become Republican leaning ones thanks to the

Missouri Supreme Court Delivers Win for Democrats in Redistricting Case

The court said a map redrawn to benefit Republicans could not be used in November and said voters should decide on the new boundaries. The state attorney general vowed to appeal th...

Maryland Democrats begin advancing redistricting constitutional amendment

Maryland lawmakers have opened a special session to consider a first step in a partisan redistricting initiative that could help Democrats pick up an additional U.S. House seat by...

Midterm Gerrymandering Slices Kansas City Northeast Into Three Parts

Both sides do it . . . That doesn't make it right . . . Check the local consequences for midterm politicking in Kansas City's urban core . . . Read more at tonyskansascity.com