Note: A group photo with new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has not yet been published. The 2022-23 Supreme Court term begins the first Monday in October. The most consequential case on the court’s docket is ostensibly a redistricting case from North Carolina, Moore v. Harper, but it is so much more than this. The MAGA/QAnon … Read more
The Redistricting Commission in Ohio was created by an amendment to the Ohio Constitution, which was approved by 71% of Ohio voters in November 2015. Voters thought they were ending partisan gerrymandering. They were wrong. The Redistricting Commission was fatally flawed in its design. The Ohio Redistricting Commission is comprised of seven members: One individual appointed … Read more
In 2010 Florida voters approved the FairDistricts Amendments to establish constitutional limits on political gerrymandering. The Florida Constitution now contains standards for the legislature to follow when redrawing district lines: Districts must not be drawn with intent to favor incumbents or political parties. Districts must be compact and must respect county and city lines. Districts … Read more
Christine Marsh, a former high school teacher—who won teacher of the year–is running against State Senator Nancy Barto “whose fingerprints are all over the attacks against teachers,” Marsh tells Claire Knipe, Arizona List’s political director. “Christine is one of a handful of incumbents who were districted together during the redistricting process so Christine, who was … Read more
Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission holds debates for contested statewide and legislative districts races in election years. This year 2022 they just posted the upcoming debate schedule for the Primary: https://www.azcleanelections.gov/arizona-elections/debate-information First off are Republicans running in LD 1 on April 19, then Democrats running for Secretary of State on … Read more