Significant Mapping Developments
Alabama
Alabama’s state House passed a congressional and state House plan, and the state Senate passed a state Senate plan.
Arizona
Arizona’s redistricting commission approved official draft congressional and legislative plans.
Colorado
Colorado’s Supreme Court approved the congressional redistricting commission’s final congressional plan.
Georgia
State House Republicans released a proposed state House plan and state Senate Democrats released a proposed state Senate redistricting plan.
Idaho
Idaho’s redistricting commission released a proposed legislative plan for public comment.
Illinois
Democrats in the Illinois Legislature passed a heavily gerrymandered congressional plan on the last night of their special session.
Iowa
Iowa’s Legislature passed the LSA’s 2nd set of congressional and legislative plans and sent them to the governor.
Massachusetts
The Massachusetts General Court passed state House and Senate redistricting plans and released a proposed congressional plan.
Michigan
Michigan’s redistricting commission advanced three proposed congressional plans and a state Senate plan for public comment.
North Carolina
The state Senate passed a congressional and state Senate plan, and the state House passed a state House plan.
Oklahoma
Republican legislative leaders released a proposed congressional redistricting plan.
Utah
Utah’s advisory commission submitted final congressional and legislative plan proposals to the Legislature.
Important Dates
This Week
Alabama – In special session
Georgia – In special session
North Carolina – In special session
Michigan – 11/5: Commission votes on proposed maps for public comment
North Dakota – 11/8: Special session convenes
South Dakota – 11/8: Special session convenes
Massachusetts – 11/8 Deadline: Adoption of final legislative plans (due to 1-year residency requirement for candidates)
Next Week
Alaska – 11/10 Deadline: Board must adopt final legislative plans
Montana – 11/14 Deadline: Commission’s final congressional plan filed with Secretary of
State
California – 11/15 Deadline: Commission must release preliminary draft congressional and
legislative plans
Colorado – 11/15 Deadline: State Supreme Court review of commission’s legislative maps
Maryland – 11/15: General Assembly’s commission expected to release proposed plans
Oklahoma – 11/15: Special session convenes
Washington – 11/15 Deadline: Commission submits final congressional and legislative plans to Legislature
National News
2020 Census
Due to the Census Bureau’s new differential privacy algorithm, some people and residences are noticeably missing from the 2020 Census results.
State News
California
California’s redistricting commission released “visualization” drafts of congressional and legislative districts.
North Carolina
A coalition of voters and civil rights groups filed a lawsuit challenging the N.C. General Assembly’s decision to prohibit the use of racial data when redistricting this cycle.
North Dakota
North Dakota’s governor approved a special redistricting session to convene on November 8.
Ohio
The Ohio Legislature assumed authority over congressional redistricting after the state’s redistricting commission failed to submit a plan by its deadline.
Wisconsin
Governor Evers’s advisory redistricting commission released proposed congressional and legislative plans that would narrow Republican majorities in the state.