Mayor Updates Council On Redistricting Efforts
Warsaw Common Council could receive the ordinance for the redistricting of the Council boundaries as early as their June 6 meeting.
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City Council Sends Redistricting Plan To County Clerk
The potential creation of a limited-access freeway along the path of US 30, as well as future growth of the city, were factors in the Warsaw Common Council’s consensus Monday, May 2, on redrawing city council districts.
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Redistricting Comes To A Subdued End With Passage Of GOP-Drawn Maps
Whether you lined up with the critics who called it cynical gerrymandering or the defenders who called it an honest reflection of political reality, one thing was clear by Friday morning about the Indiana Republicans’ redistricting bill.
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Longtime State Senator Forced Out Of Seat In Redistricting Process
The longest-serving member of the Indiana Senate has been effectively forced out of his seat after the redrawing of Senate maps would require him to move or run against a colleague.
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Shift Toward Urban Areas Impacts State Senate Redistricting
Due to urban population growth and rural population declines, districts lines shifted significantly for state Senate districts, creating four new districts and pitting eight sitting members against each other in future elections.
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Biggest Changes In Congressional Districts Are In 6th And 9th Districts
House Republicans released new proposed district lines Tuesday, Sept. 14, before next week’s confirmation vote but didn’t comment on changes or discuss their mapping process.
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Redistricting Plan Puts Nisly And Snow In Same District
A Republican redistricting plan for Indiana State House districts would leave two local elected officials in the same newly-aligned district.
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Redistricting Done Fairly?
Dear Editor,
I’m concerned that the redrawing of Indiana district lines based on the 2020 census data be done fairly.
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Redistricting Meeting In Goshen Saturday Afternoon
In the coming week, Hoosiers concerned about the once-in-a-decade map-drawing process for state districts will have a chance to tell lawmakers on a statewide listening tour with stops in each district.
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Elkhart One Of The Stops In Redistricting Discussion
Hoosiers are invited to attend one or more of a series of public meetings across the state on Aug. 6-7 and Aug. 11 to provide feedback on Indiana’s redistricting process.
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Voters Seek New Redistricting Process
Hoosiers want more competitive legislative districts that prioritize communities of interest together, rather than splitting their vote, according to a report from the Indiana Coalition for Independent Redistricting.
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As Redistricting Looms This year, A Look Back At Gerrymandering
When states are given the opportunity to redraw district lines every 10 years following the census, it is common for the political party with the majority within the state to redraw districts in their political party’s favor, known as gerrymandering.
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Applicants Sought For State Redistricting Commission By Jan. 4
The year 2021 is important for Hoosiers because it is when the party in control of the Indiana General Assembly uses U.S. Census data to draw new voting district maps for the state.
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Independent Redistricting Debated In Third Hearing
INDIANAPOLIS — On Monday, the Special Interim Committee on Redistricting held its third meeting to hear public testimony and to begin discussing the structure of a potential independent redistricting commission. After hearing from experts, former legislators, and advocacy organizations – such as the League of Women Voters and … Read More
Council Votes For Redistricting
Acting on Indiana law that required the city of Warsaw to establish new districting, the Warsaw Common Council voted Monday night to adopt new council districts. As required, the five districts are composed of contiguous territory, are reasonably compact and contain nearly equal populations. City planner Jeremy Skinner … Read More