{"id":51517,"date":"2025-10-27T10:30:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T14:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/?post_type=press&p=51517"},"modified":"2025-10-27T10:30:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T14:30:08","slug":"illinois-redistricting-must-protect-fair-representation-and-meet-common-cause-fairness-criteria","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ko\/press\/illinois-redistricting-must-protect-fair-representation-and-meet-common-cause-fairness-criteria\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Redistricting Must Protect Fair Representation and Meet Common Cause Fairness Criteria"},"template":"","class_list":["post-51517","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","press_type-press-release"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"Common Cause, the nation\u2019s premier redistricting leader, is urging Illinois state legislators to ensure that any mid-decade redistricting meets the organization\u2019s six fairness criteria.","featured_image":"","press_type":236,"authors":["{\"site_id\":\"1\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":7755}"],"related_issues":[103,2066],"related_work":[1843,2095],"location":60},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":true,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":["{\"site_id\":\"1\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":7755}"],"name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"Common Cause, the nation\u2019s premier redistricting leader, is urging\u00a0Illinois\u00a0state legislators\u00a0to ensure that any mid-decade\u00a0redistricting\u00a0meets\u00a0the organization\u2019s six fairness\u00a0criteria. For weeks, rumors have swirled\u00a0about the possibility of mid-decade redistricting\u00a0to add an\u00a0additional\u00a0Democratic seat to the state\u2019s congressional delegation\u00a0during the veto period.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u201c<\/span>For over 50 years, Common Cause has fought to make sure voters choose their politicians, not the other way around, and we\u2019re\u00a0not\u00a0going to stop now<\/span>,\u201d<\/span>\u00a0said Elizabeth Grossman, Common Cause Illinois Executive Director.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u201cCommon Cause opposes\u00a0mid-decade redistricting\u00a0that does\u00a0not\u00a0meet\u00a0our\u00a0fairness\u00a0criteria.\u00a0Of particular concern is the prospect that new maps might dilute the political power of Black voters in Illinois\u2014we cannot let this happen.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u201cPresident Trump set off\u00a0a\u00a0cycle\u00a0of\u00a0mid-decade redistricting when he directed Texas to\u00a0find him five more Republican seats,\u201d\u00a0<\/span>said Dan Vicu\u00f1a,\u00a0Common Cause\u00a0Senior Policy Director for Voting and Fair Representation.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0\u201cOur fairness criteria were developed\u00a0to\u00a0meet\u00a0this\u00a0moment\u2014to give every state\u00a0engaging in mid-decade redistricting as\u00a0counterbalance to President Trump\u2019s\u00a0partisan power grab\u00a0a clear, consistent standard\u00a0that prevents\u00a0long-term\u00a0harm to fair representation.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nCommon Cause does not endorse partisan gerrymandering and\u00a0<\/span>created its Fairness Criteria<\/span><\/a>\u00a0as a national framework to guide\u00a0states\u00a0as they navigate\u00a0this escalating redistricting cycle.\u00a0The criteria were developed to\u00a0prevent partisan\u00a0reactions\u2014Democratic and Republican alike\u2014from entrenching long-term\u00a0inequities\u00a0in\u00a0representation.\u00a0To date, Common Cause has evaluated\u00a0mid-decade redistricting\u00a0in three states: California, Missouri, and Texas.\u00a0States must meet all six criteria\u00a0to avoid Common Cause\u2019s opposition.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nCommon Cause\u2019s Six Fairness Criteria:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n