in which congressional districts would be drawn in every state. If passed into law, this bill would require every state to draw congressional districts using independent citizen redistricting commissions, ban partisan and prison gerrymandering, mandate nonpartisan redistricting criteria, and increase transparency. The bill will now move to the Senate.

The Main Event
Starting this year, voting districts at all levels of government in all 50 states must be redrawn to ensure that districts of the same type have equal population. The U.S. Bureau of the Census has announced that it will send population data needed for redistricting to the states by September 30, 2021, but preparations to give the public a voice in the process have already started. Here is a sample of what’s happening around the country:

• Coalitions are establishing model redistricting commissions 사람들이 주도하는 과정을 통해 대체 지도를 그릴 것입니다.
• With the Census Bureau requiring more time to effectively process population data, reformers have 지원 소송 업데이트된 일정으로 인해 선거구 재조정에 필수적인 대중 참여 일정이 단축되는 것을 방지합니다.
• Reform organizations are training citizens to lead community mapping sessions that will allow residents to effectively tell the stories of their communities.
• While states launch independent citizen redistricting commissions that the public fought to create, advocates are ensuring that these entities represent the diversity 그들이 위치한 관할권의.
• Advocates are training local governments 공정한 지도를 그리는 모범 사례에 대해 알아보세요.
• 선거구획의 변경을 원하는 시민들은 going to court to ensure that the pandemic doesn’t interfere with ballot initiative efforts.
• Instagram influencers are shining their gerrymandering jewelry to look sharp for Zoom testimony.

Media Preview
Last week, Common Cause executive directors in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin participated in a press briefing to preview the upcoming fight for a transparent and people-powered redistricting process. They also virtually arm wrestled over who lived in the most gerrymandered state, with no clear winner at the end. Watch Common Cause National Redistricting Director Kathay Feng chat with Khalif Ali (PA), Anthony Gutierrez (TX), Jay Heck (WI), and Bob Phillips (NC) about strategies for taking redistricting out of the shadows and making it a process that puts people first.

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