by Holly Bland | Nov 6, 2020 | Newsroom
By José Sepulveda Republicans were able to fend off challenges from Democrats trying to flip control of state legislatures in key states. That means that in 2021, Republicans will control a majority of redistricting efforts across the country. Democrats have been...
by Holly Bland | Nov 4, 2020 | Newsroom
One state took a small step this week , but we’re a long way from eliminating noncompetitive districts and partisan malfeasance. By ALAN EHRENHALT After the 1980 census, when California Democrats needed to redraw their state legislative districts, they turned to...
by Holly Bland | Nov 2, 2020 | Newsroom
In Texas, Wisconsin, North Carolina, and elsewhere local races will influence the electoral college state of play into the 2030s By David Daley The small farming communities of Wisconsin’s 32nd state senate district, with names like Romance and Avalanche, sit nestled...
by Holly Bland | Nov 2, 2020 | Newsroom
The lawmakers who cry “voter fraud” are the same people who cling to power because of racial gerrymandering By David Daley Election officials in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin have distributed more than 4 million mail-in ballots to voters in the lead-up to the 2020...
by Holly Bland | Oct 29, 2020 | Newsroom
By Eric Litke Wisconsin is among the most gerrymandered states in the country, but have Democrats only flipped a single Republican seat in the last seven years? That’s the claim from state Rep. Robyn Vining, a Democrat who accomplished that feat when she beat...
by Holly Bland | Oct 26, 2020 | Newsroom
BY STEVEN ROSENFELD The presidential and U.S. Senate races have dominated the 2020 election season. But down the ballot, races for state legislature and governor will determine the political complexion in many purple states for the next decade—much longer than the...
