Significant Mapping Developments
Alabama
State legislators released draft congressional and legislative redistricting plans in advance of their special redistricting session that’s set to convene on October 28.
Georgia
Georgia Democrats released a proposed congressional plan that would give Republicans and Democrats an even split of the state’s congressional seats.
Illinois
State Democrats released a revised congressional redistricting plan proposal.
Iowa
Iowa’s LSA released their second proposed congressional and legislative plans. Legislators are set to vote on the maps during a special session convening on October 28.
Maryland
Governor Hogan’s citizen’s redistricting commission released final proposed drafts of congressional and legislative plans for public comment.
Montana
Montana’s redistricting commission approved two final congressional plan proposals.
North Carolina
The State Senate and House redistricting committees released proposals for congressional and legislative districts.
Texas
Governor Abbott signed congressional and legislative redistricting plans into law.
Utah
Utah’s advisory redistricting commission submitted its final draft congressional and legislative redistricting plans to the state legislature.
West Virginia
Governor Justice signed congressional and legislative redistricting plans into law.
Wisconsin
State Republicans released their proposed congressional and legislative redistricting plans, but Governor Evers told lawmakers to start over if they want his approval.
Important Dates
This Week
Arizona – 10/28: Commission expected to vote on draft congressional and legislative plans
Iowa – 10/28: 2nd special redistricting session set to convene
Alabama – 10/28: Special redistricting session set to convene
Montana – 10/30: Commission expected to vote on final congressional plan
Ohio – 10/31 deadline: Backup commission’s deadline to approve congressional plan
Next Week
Nevada – 11/1-11/5: Special redistricting session expected to convene
Georgia – 11/3: Special redistricting session set to convene
Michigan – 11/5 deadline: Commission plans to vote on proposed congressional and legislative maps
North Dakota – 11/8: Special redistricting session set to convene
South Dakota – 11/8: Special redistricting session set to convene
National News
Redistricting News
NRRT executive director Adam Kincaid penned a USA Today op-ed detailing how independent redistricting commissions don’t really end gerrymandering.
State News
Massachusetts
Boston’s acting mayor announced she will challenge the Census Bureau’s count of Boston residents, alleging undercounts of immigrant, incarcerated, and college student populations.
Michigan
Michigan’s civil rights department told the state’s redistricting commission that their draft congressional and legislative plans violate the federal Voting Rights Act.
New York
Voters at the next election will vote on a proposed constitutional amendment that would modify the state redistricting commission’s appointment procedures, vote thresholds for approving maps, and population bases used to redraw districts.
Ohio
Ohio’s redistricting commission announced it will miss the October 31 deadline for approving a congressional plan, which will give legislators the map-drawing authority over new congressional districts.
Oregon
Two lawsuits were filed seeking to invalidate the Legislative Assembly's enacted legislative plans based on alleged violations of Oregon's redistricting criteria and public input procedures.
Pennsylvania
The state’s legislative redistricting commission approved census data that reallocates prisoner populations to their prior addresses for use when redrawing congressional and legislative districts.
Rhode Island
The state’s redistricting commission scheduled a meeting to consider how incarcerated individuals should be counted for redistricting purposes.
Texas
Plaintiffs backed by the NDRC filed a federal lawsuit challenging Texas’s enacted congressional plan as violating the federal Voting Rights Act.
Utah
Former Utah Congressman Rob Bishop stepped down from the state’s redistricting commission after expressing frustration over the composition of the commission’s proposed plans.
Virginia
Virginia’s deadlocked redistricting commission is poised to give up attempting to redraw congressional districts as well after missing their first map submission deadline.