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What States are Next? Updates on Pre-Midterm Gerrymandering Prospects in Missouri, Kansas, Florida, Ohio, Alabama & New Hampshire

September 29, 2025September 29, 2025

The midterm gerrymandering arms race is on, with the current balance of power in the U.S. Congress 219 Republicans to 213 Democrats. Red states Texas and Missouri have finished manipulating their Congressional maps. What states are next?

Texas Governor Signs Gerrymandered Congressional Maps; Missouri Governor Calls Special Session, with More States Likely to Follow

September 2, 2025September 2, 2025

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed his legislature’s mid-decade Congressional redistricting maps August 29th, manipulated to gain the GOP five seats at President Donald Trump’s request. After California’s move to counteract it, Missouri’s governor called a special session, and more states are considering rigging their Congressional maps.

State Updates on Bills Shortening Early Voting and Changing Mail-in Ballot Requirements, and the Contested NC Supreme Court Race Lawsuit

February 13, 2025February 13, 2025

While attacks on democracy norms ensue in Washington, state legislatures have also been busy. We have updates from Utah, Kansas, Indiana, and an update on the contested North Carolina Supreme Court race.

Kansas Supreme Court Rules There is No Natural Right to Vote for Kansas Citizens, Only a Political Right Subject to the Legislature’s Restrictions

June 3, 2024June 3, 2024

The Kansas Supreme Court issued a contentious narrow decision Friday, determining that Kansas citizens do not have a “natural right” to vote. Instead, the majority ruled that citizens have a “political right,” subject to qualification by its legislature.

A Kansas Law Stopped Voter Registration Groups from Doing Their Work. A Kansas Supreme Court Ruling May Help them Fight Back.

December 21, 2023December 24, 2023

A 2021 Kansas law, H.B. 2183, made impersonating an election official a felony. But its vague language unintentionally or intentionally swept up voter registration groups like the League of Women Voters, stopping registration efforts. A Kansas Supreme Court ruling December 15th gives standing to the democracy groups challenging the law.