H.R. 1 would transfer the power to draw congressional districts from state legislatures to independent, non-partisan commissions.
The Supreme Court has never ruled that a gerrymandered map was unconstitutional, and it has so far punted on any opportunities to do so.
In Colorado, two ballot initiatives in the upcoming election would change the process by which the state draws up its districts. But would such reform really change anything?
After a lawsuit found Latinx citizens underrepresented, Mission Viejo could become the first California city to enact "cumulative voting."
Stanford political scientist Bruce Cain offers his thoughts on redistricting commissions and Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement.
Barring a stay from the Supreme Court, the new map will go into effect for the state's May primary.
The new boundaries will go into effect for the 2018 elections.
Researchers are developing algorithms to draw non-partisan district maps.
It's the first time in over a decade the Supreme Court will issue a ruling on a case of "purely partisan gerrymanders."
How gerrymandering affected Tuesday’s election — and the solutions to help us move forward.
Taking a closer look at a revealing memo about political life that doesn't actually reveal very much.
Creating nice-looking congressional districts can often undermine their far more important political qualities—but that hasn't stopped people from trying.
An alternate voting system being tested in several cities around the world could have some surprising long-term effects.
Texas Republicans won Friday as the Supreme Court rejected a judicially drawn redistricting map, but not for the reasons you might think.
There is a way the U.S. Supreme Court can extract some sense out of a wildly politicized Voting Rights Act it heard Monday, argues a prominent redistricting specialist.
One Loyola Law School educator's redistricting website offers a melting pot of useful information about the practice for all Americans.
Scholars assess whether the widely accepted notion that the current political polarization in the U.S. is due in part to 'safe' political districts is accurate.
An extraordinary, nonpartisan experiment in redistricting on the left coast.