Redistricting commission
Encyclopedia
A redistricting commission is a body designated to draw electoral district lines. Usually the intent is to avoid gerrymandering
by specifying a nonpartisan or bipartisan body to comprise the commission. However, some of these commissions, much like some state boards of election, are set up to give the majority party more seats on the commission; see e.g. the New Jersey Redistricting Commission
.
The Campaign Legal Center
reports that eleven (11) states currently utilize non-partisan or bi-partisan redistricting commissions composed of non-office-holding citizens.http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/redistricting-226.html The states include: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey
, and Washington.http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/redistricting-226.html The Campaign Legal Center also reports that Arkansas and Ohio
use redistricting commissions that are composed entirely of elected officials.http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/redistricting-226.html
In 2008 California voters approved Proposition 11 http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/California_Proposition_11_(2008) amending the state's constitution creating a bi-partisan Citizens Redistricting Commission
composed of non-office-holding citizens.http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/California_Proposition_11_(2008)
Efforts to establish a redistricting
commission in Virginia
have so far failed.
Gerrymandering
In the process of setting electoral districts, gerrymandering is a practice that attempts to establish a political advantage for a particular party or group by manipulating geographic boundaries to create partisan, incumbent-protected districts...
by specifying a nonpartisan or bipartisan body to comprise the commission. However, some of these commissions, much like some state boards of election, are set up to give the majority party more seats on the commission; see e.g. the New Jersey Redistricting Commission
New Jersey Redistricting Commission
The New Jersey Redistricting Commission is a constitutional body of the government of New Jersey. Like Arizona, Idaho, Hawaii, Montana, and Washington; the redistricting is completed within an independent, bipartisan commission...
.
The Campaign Legal Center
Campaign Legal Center
Campaign Legal Center is a nonpartisan group that promotes greater transparency in election laws...
reports that eleven (11) states currently utilize non-partisan or bi-partisan redistricting commissions composed of non-office-holding citizens.http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/redistricting-226.html The states include: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey
New Jersey Redistricting Commission
The New Jersey Redistricting Commission is a constitutional body of the government of New Jersey. Like Arizona, Idaho, Hawaii, Montana, and Washington; the redistricting is completed within an independent, bipartisan commission...
, and Washington.http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/redistricting-226.html The Campaign Legal Center also reports that Arkansas and Ohio
Ohio Apportionment Board
The Ohio Apportionment Board is an administrative body which draws the single-member legislative districts for the Ohio General Assembly every ten years following the census...
use redistricting commissions that are composed entirely of elected officials.http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/redistricting-226.html
In 2008 California voters approved Proposition 11 http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/California_Proposition_11_(2008) amending the state's constitution creating a bi-partisan Citizens Redistricting Commission
Citizens Redistricting Commission
The Citizens Redistricting Commission is the redistricting organization for the state of California. It is responsible for determining the boundaries for the Senate, Assembly, and Board of Equalization districts in the state. The 14-member commission consists of five Democrats, five Republicans,...
composed of non-office-holding citizens.http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/California_Proposition_11_(2008)
Efforts to establish a redistricting
Redistricting
Redistricting is the process of drawing United States electoral district boundaries, often in response to population changes determined by the results of the decennial census. In 36 states, the state legislature has primary responsibility for creating a redistricting plan, in many cases subject to...
commission in Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
have so far failed.