{"id":44239,"date":"2025-07-31T17:22:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T21:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/?post_type=work&p=44239"},"modified":"2025-07-31T17:40:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T21:40:27","slug":"fair-maps-are-essential-to-fair-elections","status":"publish","type":"work","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ru\/work\/fair-maps-are-essential-to-fair-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Fair Maps Are Essential to Fair Elections"},"template":"","class_list":["post-44239","work","type-work","status-publish","hentry","work_type-campaign"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"Governor Abbott is rushing a mid-decade redistricting to rig maps in favor of Trump, silencing communities and undermining fair representation. We\u2019re fighting back to protect our democracy.","featured_image":"","work_type":159,"related_issues":[2066],"location":46},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":"","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":"Redistricting \u2013 the process of drawing new congressional maps \u2013 happens once every ten years. But Texas Governor Greg Abbott just decided to redraw these maps right now, mid-decade, in a rushed 30-day special session.<\/span>\r\n\r\nFair redistricting normally takes months. Communities get time to organize, attend public hearings, and speak up. But Abbott and his allies are planning to rush this behind closed doors \u2013 in the dead of night.<\/span>\r\n\r\nAnd make no mistake, Abbot isn\u2019t trying to create fairer representation for Texans, <\/span>he\u2019s trying to skew the maps in Trump and his allies\u2019 favor.\u00a0<\/b>\r\n

Redistricting Should Reflect Communities \u2013 Not Politicians<\/b><\/h2>\r\nTrump just signed a hugely unpopular bill that puts over 1.6 million Texans at risk of losing healthcare coverage and threatens food aid for more than 3 million Texans \u2013 and they\u2019re worried that voters won\u2019t take kindly to the 25 Texas Republican representatives.<\/span>\r\n\r\nSo, Abbott \u2013 under pressure from Trump\u2019s desperate team \u2013 is forcing the state through another contentious redistricting process, years ahead of schedule. And he\u2019ll do it by drawing radical maps that carve up districts with large Black and brown communities \u2013 splitting voters apart to dilute their power and deny them fair representation.<\/span>\r\n\r\nThis is a blatant power grab, designed to suppress marginalized voters, and redraw the rules to benefit those already in power.<\/span>\r\n

When Maps Are Rigged, We All Lose<\/b><\/h2>\r\nNow, California Governor Gavin Newsom is floating the idea of redrawing California\u2019s voting maps mid-decade, not because the Census changed, <\/span>but to retaliate against Republicans in Texas.<\/b>\r\n\r\nThis isn't a game. Redistricting isn\u2019t a tool for political revenge, it\u2019s how we make sure every community has a voice.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nCalifornia Common Cause was the main force behind California's citizen-led redistricting commission, stopping politicians from drawing districts for their own gain. That's a reform we fought hard to pass and it's one we stand by.<\/span>\r\n\r\nCalifornia set the national gold standard for fair redistricting, and now it\u2019s at risk of being torn down for political points.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n

Protect the Integrity of Redistricting<\/b><\/h2>\r\nTexas Republicans' scheme to rig their maps mid-decade is so dangerous because if they succeed, it'll spark a nationwide race to the bottom where no matter who wins, voters lose. So we're prepared to fight like hell to stop them in Texas, and anywhere else that politicians try to steal away our right to fair representation.<\/span>\r\n\r\nWe sued after Texas Republicans pulled a similar scheme in 2020, and our allies are still in court fighting that map in a similar case. But before the judges even rule, Trump, Abbott, and his allies want to start over\u2014just because they\u2019re afraid of losing.<\/span>\r\n\r\nSo now, we\u2019re sending letters to lawmakers and planning visits to the state capitol. We\u2019ve got the truth on our side. We\u2019ve got the law on our side. And when we organize, we\u2019ll have the people on our side too.<\/span>"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_add_component","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_add_component":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_take_action","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_take_action":{"heading":"Take Action","button_text":"","manually_curate":false,"action":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_banner","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_banner":{"use_donate_banner":true,"title":"Title [highlight]with highlighting[\/highlight] and additional text.","button":null,"image":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_related_articles","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_related_articles":{"heading":"Updates","button_text":"See all Related Articles","manually_curate":false,"articles":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_resources","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_resources":{"heading":"Related Resources","button_text":"See all Related Resources","manually_curate":false,"resource":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_press","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_press":{"heading":"Press","button_text":"","manually_curate":false,"press":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_events","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_events":{"heading":"Events"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_our_experts","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_our_experts":{"heading":"","manually_curate":false,"people":null}}]},"yoast_head":"\nFair Maps Are Essential to Fair Elections - Common Cause<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Texas Governor Greg Abbott is rushing a mid-decade redistricting to favor Trump and silence voters. 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