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9 Nov, 4 tweets, 3 min read
Nevada is one of the very few states where Dems control redistricting. They've proposed a modest gerrymander aiming to keep the 3-1 Dem majority, but all 3 Dem seats only backed Biden by 7-8 points & could be vulnerable in a GOP-favoring year. DRA version: davesredistricting.org/join/5ec729ee-…
If Nevada Dems were willing to propose a Texas GOP-style extreme congressional gerrymander, they could have made all 3 Dem districts go for Biden by 14-17 points instead of 7-8, but connecting Reno to Las Vegas was probably never going to fly for Dems davesredistricting.org/join/ca4af7d2-…
Nevada Dems also unveiled legislative gerrymanders that give them an unfair edge (though not nearly as big as the GOP did with GA, etc.). Biden won the median Assembly & Senate seats by 8 & 6 points more than statewide, respectively davesredistricting.org/join/a8089c68-… davesredistricting.org/join/ce311e6d-…
Nevada redistricting reformers unsuccessfully tried to put an initiative on the 2020 ballot to create a redistricting commission that would stop gerrymandering, & they're trying again. Possible that these Dem maps if adopted only last a few years before getting redrawn

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2 Nov
NEW: Voting rights are on the ballot today in three key states: Virginia, New York, & Pennsylvania. My new story looks at the key ballot measures, legislative & governor elections, & judicial elections that could reshape voting rights [thread 1/9] dailykos.com/stories/2021/1…
Virginia Dems have passed dozens of voting reforms since taking power in 2019 for the first time in decades, passing automatic & same-day voter registration, an Election Day holiday, & much more. But that progress is threatened if the GOP wins today
VA's last 2 Dem governors used executive orders to end lifetime felony disenfranchisement, leaving only those in prison unable to vote. But if Glenn Youngkin (R) wins, he could restore a racist Jim Crow remnant that until 2016 had banned 1 in 5 Black voters, 5x the rate of whites
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2 Nov
North Carolina state House Republicans have passed their new state House gerrymander in committee. Voting rights advocates sued last week, & the 4-3 Dem state Supreme Court could block it like the state courts did with the GOP’s past gerrymanders in 2019 southerncoalition.org/breaking-civil…
North Carolina Republicans are so blatantly dismantling Voting Rights Act-protected Black legislative districts that it seems they’re counting on SCOTUS killing off the rest of the VRA. With a more sensible judiciary, this map would get struck down in a heartbeat
North Carolina Republicans have passed their new state House gerrymander in the full state House, dismantling certain Black districts protected by the Voting Rights Act. A lawsuit was already filed as noted upthread
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29 Oct
Voting rights advocates have filed the first North Carolina redistricting lawsuit of the 2020s cycle, & it assuredly won't be the last in a state that has seen more litigation over GOP gerrymandering than nearly any other. The GOP is drafting maps that crack several Black seats
Notably, this lawsuit was filed in state court instead of conservative-dominated federal court. Dems hold a 4-3 majority on North Carolina's Supreme Court in the event that any redistricting lawsuits eventually reach them next year
Voting rights advocates filed their lawsuit noted in my previous tweet roughly an hour after North Carolina Republicans filed their new gerrymander proposals as bills. See @will_doran's story for more details on the proposed maps: newsobserver.com/news/politics-…
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29 Oct
If Virginia Democrats hold onto their state House majority on Tuesday, one critical reform they should pass is a constitutional amendment to move state elections from odd to even years. Turnout could *double* & become much more demographically representative of the citizenry
Just imagine how differently the last several state elections could have played out had Virginia held them in high-turnout even years instead of in odd years when voters of color, young voters, & low income voters are less likely to turn out compared to older wealthy white voters
Constitutional amendments in Virginia must pass both before & after a state election followed by a referendum, so Dems would have to hold the legislature in 2021 & 2023 & get voters to approve an amendment in 2024, meaning even-year state elections would be a ways off regardless
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24 Sep
🤦‍♂️Several Nebraska Dems voted for the GOP's latest congressional gerrymander. Even though it isn't as bad as their map that split Douglas County, this one still makes #NE02 redder by putting the densest suburbs in Sarpy County with #NE01 & adding rural areas to the suburban #NE02
A more logical nonpartisan configuration would place Bellevue, which is the suburb nearest to Omaha's urban core, with #NE02 & make it even more urban/suburban, not less. This version would be 3-4 points bluer, which could make the difference in this hotly competitive district
I wonder if the GOP threatened to eliminate their filibuster rule & pass a more extreme gerrymander if some Dems didn't agree to this
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11 Aug
NEW: Daily Kos Elections presents our guide to 2020s redistricting in all 50 states. We explained how each state's rules work, & these cartograms show which party—if any—is expected to control redistricting for Congress (left) & state legislatures (right) dailykos.com/stories/2021/8…
Republicans are set to draw 2-3 times as many congressional districts as Democrats following their dominance in 2020's elections, which itself was partly due to their previous gerrymanders. This GOP advantage means the national congressional map will remain skewed toward the GOP
The Census Bureau is set to release the key data needed for redistricting tomorrow, & mapmakers will scramble to draw new districts ahead of upcoming deadlines in state law. In some states that means just a few weeks to draw new maps, giving little time for public input
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