Gerrymandering

Redistricting used to happen once a decade. Now Texas has redrawn midstream, while California and Missouri consider similar moves—fueling debate over fairness, representation, and shifting political power.

Aug 22 | As Texas and other Republican-led states move to redraw congressional maps in response to President Trump’s push for five new GOP seats, California threatens ‘trigger maps’ to boost Democratic representation. Experts examine the redistricting battle, its impact on voters, and concerns about minority vote dilution.

“What they’re trying to do is rewrite the rules in the middle of the game because they know they know they’re going to lose." — Texas state Representative Gene Wu.

Several California state leaders and Governor Gavin Newsom Aug. 14 announced a proposal to draw new redistricting lines, in response to a similar action by the Texas state Legislature.

Southern states have enacted legislation to significantly suppress the votes of Black and Brown voters, states a new report.

Across the U.S. South, reluctant state legislatures are falling in line with rulings, by even conservative courts, that their voting systems unfairly sideline minority voters.

Voter participation by people of color remains under threat, due to gerrymandering, arbitrary voting tests, new voter ID laws, and changing polling places.

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of Black voters in Alabama who argued the state's congressional maps denied them equal representation.

Ethnic Media Services debriefed six experts on their reactions to the election results and what should be done to prepare for the 2024 election.

Democratic lawmakers in the state blame the snafu on newly-drawn congressional maps and say it is part of a GOP strategy to suppress votes.

A groundswell of civic engagement is emerging across communities in Mississippi in response to congressional maps that marginalize voters of color.

AsAm News | Vietnamese organizers say their community has no representation at any level of government in Mississippi, leaving their concerns unheard and unresolved.