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Voting & Elections 04.26.2016

Statement on Illinois Redistricting Proposals

Over the past week, two proposals have been filed in the Illinois General Assembly to reform how district maps are drawn in Illinois.

Voting & Elections 04.7.2016

Gerrymandering Shields Legislators from Thinking about All Constituents or the Common Good

The North Carolina legislature last month held a one-day special session to pass House Bill 2, a controversial measure blocking the City of Charlotte's anti-discrimination ordinance that was designed to protect members of the LGBT community.

Voting & Elections 04.4.2016

Supreme Court Rejects Radical Re-Write of Constitution in Evenwel Redistricting Case

Today the U.S. Supreme Court voted 8-0 in Evenwel v. Abbott to allow states to continue to count total population when drawing state legislative districts after each census. The plaintiffs sought an unprecedented change to the U.S. Constitution forbidding states from using census counts of total population and requiring them to draw districts with equal number of voters. Salt Lake City joined 18 other counties and cities across the country to oppose this change.

Voting & Elections 04.4.2016

Supreme Court Rejects Radical Re-Write of Constitution in Evenwel Redistricting Case

Today the U.S. Supreme Court voted 8-0 in Evenwel v. Abbott to allow states to continue to count total population when drawing state legislative districts after each census. The plaintiffs sought an unprecedented change to the U.S. Constitution forbidding states from using census counts of total population and requiring them to draw districts with equal number of voters. The New Jersey cities of Newark, Trenton, Camden, Plainfield, Kearny, and Bridgeton joined 13 other counties and cities across the country to oppose this change.

Voting & Elections 04.4.2016

Supreme Court Rejects Radical Re-Write of Constitution in Evenwel Redistricting Case

Today the U.S. Supreme Court voted 8-0 in Evenwel v. Abbott to allow states to continue to count total population when drawing state legislative districts after each census. The plaintiffs sought an unprecedented change to the U.S. Constitution forbidding states from using census counts of total population and requiring them to draw districts with equal number of voters. The cities of Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, and Toledo joined 15 other counties and cities across the country to oppose this change.

Voting & Elections 04.4.2016

Supreme Court Rejects Radical Re-Write of Constitution in Evenwel Redistricting Case

Today the U.S. Supreme Court voted 8-0 in Evenwel v. Abbott to allow states to continue to count total population when drawing state legislative districts after each census. The plaintiffs sought an unprecedented change to the U.S. Constitution forbidding states from using census counts of total population and requiring them to draw districts with equal numbers of eligible voters. Common Cause filed its own “friend of the court” brief in this case and organized a second brief signed by 19 counties and cities across the country.

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