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Will Alaska Keep Its Open Primaries and Ranked Choice Voting? An Upcoming Anti-RCV Ballot Initiative is a Critical Test

August 29, 2024August 29, 2024

Alaska implemented its Top 4 open primary and ranked choice voting system in 2022, after voters approved Ballot Measure 2 in 2020 in a close vote. A right wing ballot measure to repeal it, marred by questionable practices, was upheld by the Alaska Supreme Court on August 22nd will appear on the November ballot.

Kentucky’s Constitution Mandates “Free & Equal” Elections. Are the Commonwealth’s Manipulated Voting District Maps Legal?

September 24, 2023December 29, 2023

The Kentucky Supreme Court heard arguments September 19th on whether the “free and equal elections” provision in the Commonwealth’s constitution prohibits partisan gerrymandering of its voting districts.

Updates on a Federal Court Rejection of a Stay for Alabama’s Congressional Maps, and an Upcoming SCOTUS Case on South Carolina’s Maps

September 12, 2023December 29, 2023

We have two updates on racial gerrymandering cases today, with another setback to the Alabama legislature’s defiant Congressional maps, and another important case coming up in South Carolina.

Ohio’s Ongoing Fight for Fair Redistricting Maps Before 2024

February 16, 2023February 16, 2023

We told you recently how the retirement of an Ohio Supreme Court justice will likely change the court’s anti-gerrymandering majority. We have updates on her replacement, a wild card in the legislature, and a possible citizen initiative to straighten out the mess.

ADM for August 29, 2022: Researchers Confirm Gerrymandering Used to Hold Power After Losses & Demographic Shifts

August 28, 2022August 28, 2022

We reported recently on the use of advanced mathematical models for proving gerrymandering to the courts. Now, researchers are confirming what democracy advocates have long suspected: Gerrymandering is being used as a tool keep political power in the face of a changing tide of demographics.

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Will Alaska Keep Its Open Primaries and Ranked Choice Voting? An Upcoming Anti-RCV Ballot Initiative is a Critical Test

Kentucky’s Constitution Mandates “Free & Equal” Elections. Are the Commonwealth’s Manipulated Voting District Maps Legal?

Updates on a Federal Court Rejection of a Stay for Alabama’s Congressional Maps, and an Upcoming SCOTUS Case on South Carolina’s Maps

Ohio’s Ongoing Fight for Fair Redistricting Maps Before 2024

ADM for August 29, 2022: Researchers Confirm Gerrymandering Used to Hold Power After Losses & Demographic Shifts