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Voting Rights & elections attorney, New York Law School professor
SCOTUS creates new traditional redistricting criteria “to honor the presumption of good faith” by legislators drawing maps & opens door to partisan mayhem
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@nytimes.com
@redistrictnet.bluesky.bot
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
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The Supreme Court, Once Wary of Partisan Gerrymandering, Goes All In
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/us/politics/supreme-court-partisan-gerrymandering.html?unlocked_article_code=1.608.Kt71.xuqAby0A9qgS&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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3 months ago
Utah lawmakers and the governor go quiet a week after the UT congressional redistricting decision.
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Utah House Speaker says judge's timing 'tied our hands' on appeal of redistricting ruling
A week after a 3rd District Court ruling threw Utah’s congressional boundaries into turmoil, the rapid legal battle many expected has yet to materialize.The Hin
https://kutv.com/news/local/utah-house-speaker-says-judges-timing-tied-our-hands-on-appeal-of-redistricting-ruling
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The Redistrict Network (mirror 🤖)
3 months ago
#NEW:
A federal judge on Wednesday issued a preliminary injunction that blocks the enforcement of several direct democracy-related laws against Arkansas groups collecting signatures to qualify proposed ballot measures for the 2026 ballot.
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Judge issues injunction against Arkansas direct democracy laws | Arkansas Advocate
A federal judge on Wednesday issued a preliminary injunction that blocks the enforcement of several direct democracy-related laws against Arkansas groups collecting signatures to qualify proposed...
https://arkansasadvocate.com/2025/11/19/judge-issues-injunction-against-arkansas-direct-democracy-laws/
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The Redistrict Network (mirror 🤖)
3 months ago
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Jeff Wice (@JeffWice)
Breaking News: NYS Court of Appeals rejects Newburgh’s challenge to state voting rights act, town does not have standing to sue. @rickhasen @RedistrictNet @NYElectionNews @NYCLU @NAACP_LDF https://t.co/lUJbnsvCuo
https://xcancel.com/JeffWice/status/1991539725606551943
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The Redistrict Network (mirror 🤖)
3 months ago
#UPDATE:
A fourth Indiana Senate Republican has experienced a swatting attempt amid the legislature's contentious mid-decade redistricting fight.
www.indystar.com/story/…
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The Redistrict Network (mirror 🤖)
3 months ago
A mirror account of the Redistrict Network is now active on BlueSky. If you're there, give us a follow!
bsky.app/profile/redist…
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The Redistrict Network (mirror 🤖)
3 months ago
We are in an era of perpetual redistricting and the Redistrict Network needs a sponsor! Get in touch today!
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The Redistrict Network (mirror 🤖)
3 months ago
RT @TexasTribune
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Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune)
By repeatedly tying the recent redistricting process to a court ruling that changed the racial makeup of who can bring legal challenges under the Voting Rights Act, Gov. Greg Abbott “explicitly directed the Legislature to redistrict based on race,” Judge Jeffrey Brown wrote in the ruling that blocked Texas’ new map. https://t.co/iarDnowaeM
https://xcancel.com/TexasTribune/status/1991911500756189257
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The Redistrict Network (mirror 🤖)
3 months ago
While some SC lawmakers have expressed interest in the idea, there isn't a consistent push for South Carolina redistricting at this time.
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3 months ago
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Christian Grose (@christiangrose)
Very interesting polling results on redistricting. Voters support independent redistricting; and/but want maps that help their parties right now. https://t.co/3v9aV7yYRQ
https://xcancel.com/christiangrose/status/1991903326401937529
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Dustin Czarny
3 months ago
"Voting yes on that ballot will do two things: It will move the Onondaga County Legislature from a two-year term to a four-year term starting in 2026and then it will also put a 12-year term limit," explained Czarny.
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Onondaga County voters to decide on term limits for legislators
Voters in Onondaga County will have the opportunity to decide on "Proposition One," a measure that could change the terms and impose limits on county legislator
https://cnycentral.com/news/local/onondaga-county-voters-to-decide-on-term-limits-for-legislators
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A weakened Voting Rights Act Section 2 resulting in more 2028 GOP partisan gerrymanders could put New York back in play targeting GOP districts (if NY law changes by then)
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4 months ago
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Looks like Newburgh NY’s lawyer thinks their argument opposing NYS Voting Rights Act before NY Court of Appeals didn’t go so well today and will land this case before the US Supreme Court @RedistrictNet @davedaley3 @Redistrict2021 @NYElectionNews
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Governors have never been as involved in redistricting until now; a new power dynamic at play with high stakes @reidepstein @NYTnickc @nytimes @RedistrictNet @paulmitche11 @davedaley3
nytimes.com/2025/08/15/us/…
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Opinion | Can Anyone Stop Zohran Mamdani?
Veteran Democratic political consultant Hank Sheinkopf on how New York City has changed and how Eric Adams may be able to pull off an upset re-election in November.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/can-anyone-stop-zohran-mamdani-interview-with-hank-sheinkopf-051c90f0?st=RDFLnJ
7 months ago
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Laura Nahmias
9 months ago
NYC's Campaign Finance Board announces they are withholding a total of ~$1.3 million in public matching funds from Andrew Cuomo's mayoral campaign, after deciding they have reason to believe the campaign coordinated with an outside PAC supporting Cuomo's bid for mayor.
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“ICE is going to make sure that we keep our community safe & keep our neighborhoods safe from these sex offenders & these criminal aliens,” ICE said, days after arresting an 18-year-old Milford MA high school student on his way to volleyball practice.
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8 months ago
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Don’t mistake “the urgency of the mission for the difficulty of it” 3/3
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NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 04/14/25 - CityLand
This week: State Court Denies Motion for Summary Judgment in Mt. Pleasant VRA Case; Plaintiffs Seek New Judge in Newburgh VRA Case, Preclearance Submissions; Explainer on Affidavit & Emergency Voting;...
https://www.citylandnyc.org/ny-elections-census-and-redistricting-update-04-14-25/
10 months ago
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Dana Rubinstein
10 months ago
The mayor begins his Tuesday presser by seeming to attribute the dismissal of his case to God (rather than to the Trump administration), and coordinates his outfit accordingly
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Landon Dais
11 months ago
I’m asking
@governor.ny.gov
to establish a permanent NYS Census Office to ensure every New Yorker is counted in 2030, protect NY’s representation in Congress, and secure federal funding. 🎙️ Tune in to the Capitol Pressroom interview w/
@jeffwice.bsky.social
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capitolpressroom.org/2025/03/31/t...
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The 2030 Census is right around the corner -
We discuss what state policymakers should be doing to prepare for the 2030 Census and reflect on what went wrong with the 2020 count in the Empire State.
https://capitolpressroom.org/2025/03/31/the-2030-census-is-right-around-the-corner/
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@nydailynews.com
ran my column on the census coauthored with NYC Council Member Julie Menin
11 months ago
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Let’s make April 13-4/13-Western Massachusetts Day!
@westernmassnews.com
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@repmcgovern.bsky.social
@sabadosama.bsky.social
@wwlp-22news.bsky.social
@emv52.bsky.social
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11 months ago
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I’ll be talking about
#Census2030
w/@Landondais77 & David Lombardo today at 11am @poozer87 @capitolpressrm @NYLawSchool @NYElectionNews @censusSDC @CensusCounts @NYSA_Majority
capitolpressroom.org
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Podcasts Home - The Capitol Pressroom
A DAILY, PUBLIC RADIO PROGRAM WITH THE LATEST INSIGHT AND ANALYSIS FROM THE STATE CAPITOL, WITH HOST DAVID LOMBARDO.Stream the show every day at 11 a.m. FEATURED STORIESFantasy Lawmaker DraftWe're dra...
https://capitolpressroom.org/
11 months ago
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New bill A.5864 creates a comprehensive census program for New York, a 1st in US approach to a complete count. Sponsored by
@solagesny.bsky.social
@landondais4ny.bsky.social
-real census warriors! @RedistrictNet @censusproject @censusSDC @NYElectionNews @LWVNYS @brigidbergin @mahoneyw @newsollie
12 months ago
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Stephen Wolf
12 months ago
Kansas is one of the few red states where Republicans don’t control the state Supreme Court. They are attempting to use their gerrymandered legislative supermajorities to change that
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about 1 year ago
Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
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is a terrific census warrior taking up the call for a complete, fair & accurate census.
@censussdc.bsky.social
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about 1 year ago
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Assemblyman Landon Dais advocates for needed NYS census support & funding in Albany budget hearing.@Landondais77 @NYCCLC @thenytrust @NYElectionNews @newsollie @SR_spatial
about 1 year ago
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Laurence H. Tribe
about 1 year ago
Once the cyberbarons fully occupy and effectively seize control of the Treasury and other key government agencies, it won’t be long before they relegate Trump to a rubber-walled romper room, wheeling him out for occasional bursts of what passes for charisma to humor him with the illusion of power.
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Rick Hasen
about 1 year ago
“Virginia Democrats Advance a Measure to End Lifetime Voting Ban. Now It Gets Complicated.”
electionlawblog.org?p=148410
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"Virginia Democrats Advance a Measure to End Lifetime Voting Ban. Now It Gets Complicated." #ELB
The latest at Bolts.
https://electionlawblog.org/?p=148410
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My latest New York election news update-
www.citylandnyc.org/ny-elections...
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NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update Week of 01/20/25 - CityLand
By Jeff Wice &Â Alexis Marking This week: Trump Revokes Biden Census Rule, Nassau County Sought Removal of Judge in Redistricting Case, Time Extension Requested in Mayoral Party Designation Lawsuit, As...
https://www.citylandnyc.org/ny-elections-census-and-redistricting-update-week-of-01-20-25/
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Important to note that Nassau did not admit wrongdoing under state voting rights act or state redistricting criteria. VRA challenge from Newburgh is still awaiting appellate decision
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about 1 year ago
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him)
about 1 year ago
4. In a related case out of Newburgh, N.Y., a suburb north of New York City, supporters of New York’s voting rights act continue to appeal this controversial court ruling that found the state law to be in violation of the U.S. Constitution (an appeals panel heard oral arguments last month):
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Clarke v Town of Newburgh - 2024-11-08 Decision and Order
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25290351-clarke-v-town-of-newburgh-2024-11-08-decision-and-order/
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him)
about 1 year ago
3. Advocates of state voting rights acts are pushing for more of these state-level protections against racial discrimination in elections as critics of the federal Voting Rights Act keep chipping away at that landmark law in court
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With the Voting Rights Act facing more threats, advocates renew a push for state laws
With efforts to bolster the federal Voting Rights Act unlikely under Republican control of the new Congress, advocates are refocusing on state protections against racial discrimination in elections.
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/06/nx-s1-5189655/state-voting-rights-act-michigan-maryland-new-jersey-colorado
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him)
about 1 year ago
BREAKING: The first lawsuit challenging a voting map with a state voting rights act is ending with a proposed consent decree creating 6 majority-minority districts, plus an Asian American “influence district,” for the Nassau County Legislature on Long Island, NY
www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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Breaking: Nassau County has a new county leg map.Consent decree creates 6 minority districts in win for @NYCLU @RedistrictNet @candiceferrette @hansilowang @nyelectionnews
about 1 year ago
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The LA KS WV OH lawsuit seeking to exclude non-citizens from congressional reapportionment cites shaky data: “we do not yet have a fully developed model for distributing illegal immigrants across states.” @RedistrictNet @censusSDC @SR_spatial
about 1 year ago
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him)
about 1 year ago
NEW: The Census Bureau's internal watchdog is starting an audit of staffing plans for next year's first major
#2030Census
field tests, according to this memo by the Commerce Department inspector general's office
www.oig.doc.gov/workforce-st...
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him)
about 1 year ago
2. Here's President Trump's new executive order:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
And here's former President Joe Biden's 2021 executive order:
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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Ensuring a Lawful and Accurate Enumeration and Apportionment Pursuant to the Decennial Census
Search, browse and learn about the Federal Register. Federal Register 2.0 is the unofficial daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as e...
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/25/2021-01755/ensuring-a-lawful-and-accurate-enumeration-and-apportionment-pursuant-to-the-decennial-census
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him)
about 1 year ago
JUST IN: President Trump has revoked former President Joe Biden’s 2021 executive order that affirmed the longstanding practice of including the total number of persons residing in each state in the census numbers used to redistribute U.S. House seats and Electoral College votes
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him)
about 1 year ago
JUST IN: President Trump has revoked former President Joe Biden’s 2021 executive order that called for federal agencies to promote voter registration
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Trump revokes Biden's order for federal agencies to promote voter registration
President Trump has reversed an executive order by former President Joe Biden that calls for federal agencies to promote voter registration.
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/20/nx-s1-5169190/biden-voter-registration-executive-order
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him)
about 1 year ago
President Trump has cleared a path for attempting not to include the total number of persons residing in each state in a key set of census results that the 14th Amendment says must include the “whole number of persons in each state”
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Trump rescinds Biden's census order, clearing a path for reshaping election maps
President Trump revoked a Biden-era executive order that affirmed the longstanding practice of including the total number of persons residing in each state in a census count used for election maps.
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/20/nx-s1-5268958/trump-order-census-citizenship-question-apportionment
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Marc Elias
about 1 year ago
It is not "hard," it is unconstitutional.
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Democracy Docket
about 1 year ago
NEW: Throughout Pam Bondi's confirmation hearing today, she was repeatedly asked one question: who won the 2020 election? She never gave a straight answer.
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Pam Bondi, Trump’s Attorney General Pick, Refuses to Say Who Won 2020 Election
Read more here.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/pam-bondi-trumps-attorney-general-pick-refuses-to-say-who-won-2020-election/
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NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 1/13/25 -RFK Jr.s vote challenged, Jim Walden @jimfornyc goes to court over “independence” @RedistrictNet
www.citylandnyc.org/ny-elections...
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NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 1/13/25 - CityLand
By Jeff Wice, Alexis Marking & Jarret Berg This week: Oswego County Has a New Map, Walden Challenges Ban on Using “Independence,”  Senate Majority Announces Election Law Bill Package, Assemblywoman Si...
https://www.citylandnyc.org/ny-elections-census-and-redistricting-update-1-13-25/
about 1 year ago
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n @NYSA_Majority Assemblywoman Latrice Walker keeps chair of Elections Committee @TheRealLatriceW @LetNYvote @VoteEarlyNY @RedistrictNet
nyassembly.gov/Press/?sec=s...
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Speaker Heastie Announces Leadership Positions and Committee Chairs for 2025 Legislative Session
View Speaker Press Releases on the NYS Assembly website.
https://nyassembly.gov/Press/?sec=story&story=112604
about 1 year ago
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In @NYSenate Senator Kristen Gonzalez is appointed to chair Elections Committee while former chair @SenatorMyrie gets Codes Committee @RedistrictNet @VoteEarlyNY @LetNYvote
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What is the American Community Survey? Why is it important & how do we use its data to make change? Join NY Law School, NY Counts, Population Reference Bureau, New York City Planning Dept, and Census Bureau on Jan 28 to answer these questions and more! Register today at
qrco.de/ACSontheroad
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about 1 year ago
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Fred Wellman
about 1 year ago
Ashli Babbitt was shot for endangering the lives of members of Congress. It wasn’t a peaceful bunch of grandmas. It was a violent insurrection.
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