Professional geography and demography nerd, focused on principled #redistricting, i.e. #FairMaps. Principal of Mapfigure Consulting. Fan of 11x17" paper. he/him
Full-on #redistricting season has arrived. My docket is very full, and so my presence on Twitter will be very limited until at least Halloween. #FairMaps
1/3 I'm on another continent and am on vacation, but I learned that the #NCGA hadn't posted interactive maps for the proposed #redistricting plans. Here's a map that will let you zoom in, pan around, etc. to inspect. #NCPol#FairMaps.
https://t.co/OmdYrDTgpL
2/3 I could only find shapefiles for the proposed State House and State Senate plans. If shapefiles for the proposed Congressional plans are online somewhere, please let me know the URL and I'll share them.
If the budget passes, it appears that lawmakers will have no obligation to share any drafts or materials that guided their decisions in drawing political maps. https://t.co/s5JCi5wPKp
🚨🚨🚨BREAKING: SCOTUS in 5-4 opinion by Chief Justice Roberts upholds ruling that Alabama must redraw congressional map to create second Black district. Opinion here: https://t.co/wHWsd1WfkI
A new proposal for collecting race and ethnicity data on federal surveys (including the Census) just dropped. Public comments are open for 75 days https://t.co/JvVGnh3jrJ
@RedistrictNet One might argue that the wording of the question could lead to "no" responses from people who didn't pursue an American politics or political science degree. E.g., a math major who didn't study redistricting could have thought it was appropriate to respond in the negative.
Breaking-but-expected: Gov. Cooper vetoes the bill that would have moved the 2022 primary elections back from May to June
Don't fill in your calendars in pen just yet, though.
The Supreme Court could still change the election date (again) #ncpol#ncga https://t.co/yLpMH1u2oT