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Voting & Elections 05.3.2016

Independent process to congressional redistricting may be solution for Georgia

The time for independent redistricting reform in Georgia is now. States similar to Georgia are already tackling this tough issue.

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Voting & Elections 05.2.2016

Gerrymander Gazette - October 2016

Welcome to the third edition of the Gerrymander Gazette, Common Cause’s newsletter on redistricting reform efforts around the country.

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Gerrymandering & Representation 04.4.2016

Supreme Court unanimously upholds We The People: #EveryoneCounts & Everyone Deserves Representation

This morning, the Supreme Court unanimously struck down a politically-motivated activist attempt to re-write the Constitution to exclude non-voters from political representation.

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Voting & Elections 05.5.2015

Gerrymandering Causes Huge Drop in Competitiveness of Wisconsin’s State Legislative Elections

A new report from Common Cause Wisconsin found that only 10.3 percent of winning candidates defeated their opponents by less than 10 percent in 2014.

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Voting & Elections 02.5.2015

Bipartisan Group of North Carolina Legislators Renew Push for Fair Redistricting

Republicans and Democrats join forces in Raleigh to push proposals to reform redistricting and end gerrymandering in North Carolina.

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Voting & Elections 12.16.2014

Bipartisan Former Mayors Urge New North Carolina General Assembly to Pass Fair Redistricting Bill

Richard Vinroot, a Republican former mayor of Charlotte, and Charles Meeker, a Democratic former mayor of Raleigh, joined forces in a Charlotte Observer op-ed to call on the North Carolina General Assembly to end partisan gerrymandering.

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