Question of the Month: What kind of population variations among state legislative and U.S. congressional districts are legally permissible?By Tim Anderson | Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 12:00 am As legislators go about the work of redrawing political maps, one fundamental rule guiding their decisions will be to keep the populations of political districts as equal as possible. |
Redistricting 2011: Decisions of a DecadeBy Chris Whatley | Friday, January 21, 2011 at 10:38 pm Since the 17th Amendment severed the direct relationship between state legislatures and the U.S. Senate nearly 100 years ago, the redistricting process has become the single most important lever for states to influence the composition of Congress. This session explored the challenges before states as they embark on this vital task. |
Census results will result in loss of money and influence for MidwestBy Tim Anderson | Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 11:45 am In a decade when the U.S. population grew at the smallest rate since the 1930s and the Great Depression, every Midwestern state failed to keep pace with the nation’s 10-year growth rate of 9.7 percent. |
How Prisoners are Counted in Redistricting Sure to Cause LawsuitsBy Jennifer Ginn | Monday, December 6, 2010 at 9:30 am It isn’t encouraging when a professor from the Columbia University Law School, who specializes in redistricting, tells you that your state will almost certainly be sued when redistricting takes place across the country next year. |
