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Ohio Election Oversight Becomes More Partisan on Jan. 1; Utah Judge Allows Legislature to Appeal Replacement Fair Congressional Map

Ohio Election Oversight Becomes More Partisan on Jan. 1; Utah Judge Allows Legislature to Appeal Replacement Fair Congressional Map

We have state updates today, both with significant implications for voters. Ohio replaced its independent election commission with an “election integrity” commission under the control of the Secretary of State. A Utah judge will allow the legislature to appeal the state’s court-mandated congressional district map, which replaced the legislature’s unconstitutional map last year.
The Cheating Side of Redistricting - How Gerrymandering’s Packing, Cracking, and Diluting Voting Districts Rigs Our Electoral System

The Cheating Side of Redistricting – How Gerrymandering’s Packing, Cracking, and Diluting Voting Districts Rigs Our Electoral System

Brian is on holiday break, but we're reprising an explainer we did last summer on gerrymandering: By manipulating which voters are in a voting district, the party in power can rig the system to guarantee a win for that party. Ronald Reagan called it . . . the antidemocratic and un-American practice of gerrymandering . .