Maryland Democrats Push Forward With Redistricting, Despite Critics
Maryland is taking new steps toward redistricting in 2026, with a state committee now soliciting congressional map proposals and engaging the public.
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Missouri Referendum Backers Say They Can Still Block GOP Gerrymander
When Republicans in Missouri claimed last week that a gerrymandered congressional map was already in effect, they dealt a major blow to voters who want the final word in the state’s redistricting battle. But pro-voter organizers say there’s still a path forward for voters to block the map — and they’re ready to keep fighting.
In California Redistricting Challenge, GOP Alleges Illegal Racial Gerrymander
Republicans and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) argued in federal court this week that California’s new redistricting plan constitutes an illegal racial gerrymander — and not a legal partisan one, like Democrats claim.
Utah GOP Lawmakers Won’t Give Up on Their Gerrymander Plan
The GOP-legislature passed a largely ceremonial resolution last week rejected the state’s new court-ordered map.
This Week at Democracy Docket: Every Angle on DOJ’s Anti-Voting Crusade — and the GOP Isn’t Giving up on Gerrymandering
This week, President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) broke new ground in its dangerous campaign to take control of elections and promote baseless conspiracy theories about voting. And we tracked them every step of the way.
Trump’s Threats to Indiana Funding Are Illegal ‘Coercion on Steroids’
More details about threats to Indiana came to light shortly before the redistricting vote Thursday when Heritage Action, an arm of the powerful conservative Heritage Foundation think tank, posted a warning for Indiana lawmakers on social media.
In Blow to Trump, Indiana Rejects GOP Gerrymander
In a powerful reproach to President Donald Trump, the Indiana Senate voted against a mid-decade redistricting that would have gerrymandered the state’s congressional maps.
In Missouri Gerrymander Battle, GOP Officials Look to Drown Out Voters’ Voices
Missouri voting advocates remain locked in a high-stakes showdown with Republican state officials who aim to slip the gerrymander through by weaponizing the administrative process and running down the clock to the 2026 election.
300,000 Missouri Voters Sign Petition To Put GOP Gerrymander to Statewide Vote
More than 300,000 Missourians have signed a petition demanding that the gerrymander be put to a statewide referendum, advocacy organization People Not Politicians announced as it delivered those signatures to the state government Tuesday.
Trump’s ‘Repeated, Blatant’ Hatch Act Violations Over Gerrymandering Must Be Investigated, Sen. Padilla Demands
The Trump Administration’s ongoing and blatant violations of the Hatch Act — the 1939 federal law prohibiting federal employees from using the power of their offices for partisan goals — must be investigated, Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) urged in a letter to U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) Tuesday.