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May 1, 2021

Civic Circle: May Updates

Happy Asian Pacific American Heritage Month!  Updates 2021 Election ProtectionWe are four weeks away from the last day to vote early in-person. Many localities will open up their satellite locations...

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April 15, 2021

CENSUS: Roll Call | News

As some states rush to redistrict, gerrymandering fight moves to back burner Illinois redistricting advocates are having a hard time convincing state lawmakers to be patient.Members of the Democratic-controlled General...

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April 15, 2021

Washington Post | News

Why your state might lose or gain clout in Congress after the census is released This is congressional reapportionment, the once-a-decade reshuffling of the 435 House seats among the states to...

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April 15, 2021

The Atlantic | OpEd

How to Fix H.R. 1Before considering a better way forward, it’s important to understand why the For the People Act is making so many Democratic regulars anxious. The bill is...

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April 13, 2021

The Center Square | News

 State redistricting deadlines in 2021, 2022 and 2023 The U.S. Census Bureau announced in February that it would deliver the detailed datasets needed for redistricting to the states by Sep....

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April 13, 2021

Associated Press | News

 16 states back Alabama’s challenge to Census privacy tool Sixteen other states are backing Alabama’s challenge to a statistical method the U.S. Census Bureau is using for the first time...

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April 13, 2021

WVTF | News

Redistricting Commission Develops Outreach Plan  After beginning training sessions on how to run government meetings,  citizens and lawmakers serving on the hybrid commission drawing Virginia’s next voting districts focused on...

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April 2, 2021

Civic Circle: April Updates

 Updates Redistricting This week, the Virginia Counts Coalition successfully hosted its Accountability Viewing in tandem with the Redistricting Commission’s hearing on March 30th. This meeting was attended by nearly 60...

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March 15, 2021

The Hill | OpEd

You voted, now draw your election districts These moments are not only calling for the next election, but the next elections. How districts are drawn will impact election results for...

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March 15, 2021

The AP | News

South emerges as flashpoint of brewing redistricting battle Virginia looms as a warning to the GOP — a once solidly Republican state that became a solidly Democratic one as the...

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