Gerrymandering/Redistricting

With Election Day now just two months away, Common Cause released its 2016 Democracy Scorecard that charts the positions of every Member of Congress on issues vital to the health of our democracy.

On the redistricting litigation front, we’ve got some good news and some bad news. We'll start with the bad news.

Common Cause Pennsylvania Senior Advisor and Fair Districts PA Co-Chair Barry Kauffman urged committee members to support HB-1835, a bill that would create an independent citizen redistricting commission to draw districts using nonpartisan standards.

Common Cause launched a potentially landmark lawsuit in federal court today directly challenging the foundation of partisan gerrymandering in North Carolina.

Common Cause has filed suit in the Middle District of North Carolina, challenging the state legislature's drawing of congressional districts