Maptitude for Redistricting in the News

Idaho Capital Sun: 'We will never make everyone happy:' Idaho redistricting process begins Wednesday (August 30, 2021) Also available at Newsbreak

Hanford Sentinel: Kings to hold third redistricting hearing 10 a.m. Tuesday (August 26, 2021)

The Guardian: From dark art to dark science: the evolution of digital gerrymandering (August 22, 2021) Also available at MSN News and Germanic

The Sheridan Press: Census in action: Legislators begin redistricting process (August 21, 2021)

The Coast News: Encinitas begins redistricting process with virtual public workshop (August 18, 2021)

Northbay Biz: Residents Invited to Help Shape Future Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Districts (August 18, 2021)

KTWO Radio: Wyoming Legislature Begins Redistricting Process (August 17, 2021)

East Idaho News: With the clock ticking, Idaho's redistricting process is about to get under way (August 14, 2021)

MIT Technology Review: Mathematicians are deploying algorithms to stop gerrymandering (August 12, 2021)

The Progressive Pulse: NC legislators designing road map for redistricting process (August 6, 2021)

Kings County: Draw a Map (August 2021)

City of Bellflower: Draw a Map (August 2021)

KFYR: Lawmakers starting to redraw district lines (July 29, 2021)

KX News: State lawmakers learn redistricting software ahead of Census data release (July 29, 2021)

Merced Sun-Star: Second Merced County redistricting public hearing is Aug. 10. Here’s how to be involved (July 28, 2021)

American Towns: Merced County Announces Upcoming Redistricting Workshop Following Successful Public Hearing (July 7, 2021)

Texas Standard: You (Yes, You!) Can Help Texas Legislators Draw New District Maps (June 21, 2021)

Charleston Gazette-Mail: The Politics of Boundaries (June 16, 2021)

Metro News: The Politics of Boundaries (June 16, 2021)

Savannah Morning News: Redistricting in Georgia is inherently political, but a critical office toes partisan line (June 2, 2021)

Denver Gazette: Delayed Census data could push back Denver’s redistricting, causing problems for City Council elections (April 30, 2021)

The Oklahoman: What to know about Oklahoma’s redistricting process as Census delays create complications (February 18, 2021)

Voters Rule (League of Women Voters of South Carolina): A Sneak Peek at South Carolina Population Changes (January 21, 2021)

NSGIC: Marion County, Florida (January 2021)

KGOU: Capitol Insider: New Year Begins With Redistricting Atop Legislative Agenda (January 1, 2021)

PoncaCityNow.com: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year By Sen. Bill Coleman (December 18, 2020)

MuskogeePolitico.com: Legislature to hold redistricting software demo for Lawmakers and Public (December 11, 2020)

PoncaCityNow.com: House and Senate to Hold Redistricting Software Demo for Lawmakers and Public (December 10, 2020)

Oklahoma City Free Press: State representatives hold Oklahoma County redistricting town hall (December 9, 2020)

Trinity College Community Learing: Math, Gerrymandering, and Social Justice: Trinity Students Work in Redistricting Lab and Tour Connecticut Legislature (November 21, 2019)

Moab Times-Independent: County's current voting districts violate doctrines of one person, one vote: Software makes drawing maps easy as slicing pie (July 27, 2019)

SFGate: Residents Invited To Submit Maps For District-Based Voting System (July 20, 2019)

Directions Magazine: Solutions that Play Well with ArcGIS: Maptitude for Redistricting Extension for ArcGIS (July 11, 2019)

U.S. News and World Report: Supreme Court to Consider the Politics of Redistricting (March 25, 2019)

MarylandReporter.com: Public will get to propose 6th Congressional District lines to commission online (January 6, 2019)

Nelson's Log: Redistricting tools infodump (April 23, 2017)

Princeton Election Consortium: A New Project on Partisan Gerrymandering (January 17, 2017)

Lehigh Valley Ramblings Blog: Gerrymandering: How Our Elections Are Really Rigged (August 30, 2016)

15 Minutes in the Morning: Gerrymandering is a way bigger deal than you already thought (August 22, 2016)

Moyers & Company: Michigan's 'Unsung Genius of the Super PAC Age' (August 18, 2016)

Knowledge@Wharton: 'Partisan Warfare': How Republicans Took Control of Congress (August 4, 2016)

Juneau Empire: My Turn: Reapportionment (July 18, 2016)

Reclaim: Issue Brief: Gerrymandering Robs Many Voters of Choice (July 2016)

Who.What.Why.: Political Dirty Tricks for the Digital Age (July 8, 2016)

The Big Picture: Great Minds: RATF**KED - Secret Plan to Steal Democracy (June 28, 2016)

Washington Post: The power that gerrymandering has brought to Republicans (June 17, 2016)

NPR: Understanding Congressional Gerrymandering: 'It's Moneyball Applied To Politics' (June 15, 2016)

Salon: This is how the GOP rigged Congress: The secret plan that handcuffed Obama’s presidency, but backfired in Donald Trump (June 13, 2016)

New York Magazine: The House the GOP Built: How Republicans Used Soft Money, Big Data, and High-Tech Mapping to Take Control of Congress and Increase Partisanship (April 24, 2016)

Mainline Media News: LWV of LM/Narberth hosts annual Legislative Interview (March 14, 2016)

Jones & Bount: Senate passes new congressional district maps (February 18, 2016)

Arizona Daily Star: House panel OKs change in redistricting process (February 1, 2016)

The Daily Dot: The tech revolution that could fix America's broken voting districts (January 21, 2016)

Miami Herald: Challengers ask court to take over Florida’s redistricting (August 27, 2015)

Miami Herald: Plaintiffs: Time for Supreme Court to draw redistricting after legislative failure (August 27, 2015)

Tampa Bay Times: Challengers ask court to take over Florida’s redistricting (August 27, 2015)

The Orange Juice Blog: Anaheim’s 25.25 District Maps, Part 1: The Maps and Their Stats (August 15, 2015)

Roll Call: The Software That Draws the Political Landscape (July 29, 2015)

Reclaim The American Dream: The Green Light for Voter Reform of Gerrymandering (July 13, 2015)

Washington Monthly: How to End Gerrymandering (May 22, 2015)

NC Policy Watch: Voting gets its day in court (July 3, 2014)

Columbia Law School: Draw Congress - Redistricting and Gerrymandering (Jan. 27, 2014)

FindLaw: IN RE: 2012 LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING of the State (Dec. 10, 2013)

Rolling Stone: How Republicans Rig the Game (Nov. 11, 2013)

Oakland Local: City Council will look at two maps in its redistricting debate tonight (Oct. 15, 2013)

KQED: Redistricting in Oakland: Down to Two Potential Maps (Oct. 15, 2013)

Oakland Local: Oakland redistricting talk: 45 proposed maps now circulating (Sept. 22, 2013)

KQED: Oakland's Low-Income Communities Look to Gain Electoral Power Through Redistricting (Sept. 18, 2013)

Oakland Local: Redistricting underway in Oakland - you can be involved (Sept. 17, 2013)

CapitalNews.com.br: Por que o Brasil não deve cair na falácia do voto distrital (June 30, 2013)

The Boston Globe: Turning the political map into a partisan weapon (June 23, 2013)

When the People Draw the Lines: An Examination of the California Citizens Redistricting Commission (June 12, 2013)

Lamorinda Democratic Club: Will Lamorinda Be Split Into Three Assembly Districts? (June 7, 2013)

LetsFixThisCountry.org: Is It End Times for Our Democracy? (March 4, 2013)

The Atlantic CITIES: Why Computers Alone Can't Eliminate Corruption in Redistricting (February 26, 2013)

NewsObserver: N.C. judges hear arguments against election districts drawn by GOP (February 13, 2013)

The New York Times: The Great Gerrymander of 2012 (February 2, 2013)

The Atlantic: The League of Dangerous Mapmakers (October 2012)

Dallas Morning News: Robert Draper: The Dark Art and Modern Science of Redistricting (October 12, 2012)

New York Citizens Redistricting Committee: Testimony of Brian Paul, Research and Policy Coordinator, Common Cause/NY (October 4, 2012)

SILive: 3 City Council districts on Staten Island to be wholly contained (Sept. 9, 2012)

NYC Districting Commission: Districting Commission Announces the Release of an Online Mapping Tool (Sept. 5, 2012)

Dodge City Globe: Kansas redistricting trial nears completion (May 30, 2012)

Garden City Telegram: Federal court opens 2-day trial in Kansas remap suit (May 30, 2012)

Lawrence Journal-World: Senator: Gov. tried to end impasse (May 29, 2012)

Real Clear Politics: Federal court opens 2-day trial in Kan. remap suit (May 29, 2012)

Topeka Capital-Journal: Politicians play hardball on map fracas (May 26, 2012)

Missoulian: Speak up on redistricting maps (March 19, 2012)

MTStandard.com: Redistricting: Making it fair for Montanans (March 18, 2012)

Helena Independent Record: Fair for all Montanans (March 13, 2012)

Tampa Bay Times: Highlights of the Supreme Court ruling on redistricting (March 9, 2012)

Rutgers Focus: Newark and Camden Law Schools Join Forces to Assist NJ Congressional Redistricting Commission (February 29, 2012)

Capitol Confidential: Name your redistricting experts (Feb. 27, 2012)

Star Tribune: Redistricting maps to be released Tuesday (February 20, 2012)

The Columbia University Record: Law Professor Named Redistricting Special Master (February 2, 2012; Pg. 5)

DelmarvaNOW.com: Wicomico County steps toward district changes (Dec. 23, 2011)

The Spokesman Review: Idaho Supreme Court sets redistricting arguments for Jan. 5 (Nov. 28, 2011)

DelmarvaNOW.com: Salisbury redistricting briefing is today (Nov. 14, 2011)

MinnPost.com: Minneapolis readies web pages for input on redistricting (Oct. 31, 2011)

KTNF950: Minneapolis readies web pages for input on redistricting (Oct. 31, 2011)

New York Times: Battles to Shape Maps, and Congress, Go to Courts (Oct. 22, 2011) Maptitude for Redistricting map featured in photo accompanying the article

Arizona Daily Star: Latest proposed map puts Tucson into three congressional districts (Oct. 4, 2011)

Columbia Law School Magazine: Drawing the Lines (October, 2011)

The Spokesman Review: And the new redistricters are at work (Sept. 28, 2011)

The Spokesman Review: Eye on Boise (Sept. 28, 2011)

Blue Collar Muse: TN Lt Gov Ron Ramsey Makes Redistricting Accessible to Public, Transparent and Affordable (Sept. 16, 2011)

The Arizona Eagletarian: Redistricting: Busy Week Ahead (August. 29, 2011)

Farm and Dairy: Website Users Can Create, Submit Legislative Maps (August 18, 2011)

Cleveland.com: Try your own hand at redistricting with ReshapeOhio.org (August 15, 2011)

The Miner: Senators' Redistricting Plan Angers Republican Committee (August 8, 2011)

The Daily Kos: Elections morning digest (August 1, 2011)

The McPherson Sentinel: County Moves to 2nd in Controversial Proposal (July 29, 2011)

The Spokesman Review: Redistricters all agree on one point: Stick with 35 legislative districts (July 26, 2011)

The Providence Journal: Law school class shows redistricting outside political arena (July 21, 2011)

The Miner: Senator asks that cities return to single district (July 11, 2011)

Island Park News: New district map may end Island Park's isolation (June 30, 2011)

Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition: Redistricting proposal for Addison County would alter local house districts (June 21, 2011)

CDAPress: Redistricting Hearing in Coeur d'Alene (June 21, 2011)

Addison County Independent: Redistricting proposal would alter local House districts (June 20, 2011)

BlackfootJournal.com: Offer Your Input on Redistricting (June 17, 2011)

Rexburg Standard Journal: Rexburg mayor tells Idaho redistricting commission that city's census count may be wrong (June 16, 2011)

KLIX Radio: Draw Your Own Idaho Redistricting Map (June 14, 2011)

Green Mountain Daily: The Redistricting Club: More Sound and Fury Signifying Nothing (June 9, 2011)

Ridenbaugh Press: A crack at the legislative districts (June 8, 2011)

Lamorinda Democratic Club: Will Lamorinda Be Split Into Three Assembly Districts? (June 7, 2011)

The Spokesman Review: Eye on Boise: Watch It Live (June 7, 2011)

Brandon Durst Blog: Redistricting Here We Come (June 2, 2011)

IdahoStatesman.com: Redrawing Idaho's Political Boundaries Starts Next Week, Public Hearings Set (June 2, 2011)

The Spokesman Review: North Idaho representation on redistricting panel down (June 5, 2011)

IdahoReporter.com: War of words begins over legislative redistricting (May 24, 2011)

Ridenbaugh Press/Northwest: Why there’ll be no Ada-Canyon congressional district (May 19, 2011)

Idaho Mountain Express: Heading for Change (May 18, 2011)

Magic Valley Times-News: New program lets Idahoans have their say on redistricting legislative power (May 11, 2011)

Times-News Capitol Confidential: 67 already signed up to use redistricting software (May 9, 2011)

Delaware Online: Inmate data need not impede redistricting (May 8, 2011)

Boise Weekly: It's Time to Begin Slicing Up Idaho (May 7, 2011)

Idaho Legislature: Maptitude Online Redistricting program, ready and operational (May 5, 2011)

Lewiston Tribune Blogs: Online redistricting tool available Friday (May 5, 2011)

Redistricting Partners: Columbia Law Congressional Plan Analyzed (May 2011)

NewsDay: New Nassau District Map Drawn at Top Speed (April 30, 2011)

South Carolina Radio Network: 'This isn’t an Excel spreadsheet:' New technology used to draw congressional districts (April 25, 2011)

IdahoStatesman.com: Think Idaho Democrats had a hard time the past 10 years? Just wait. (April 17, 2011)

IdahoReporter.com: With lawmakers gone, redistricting talk takes over the Capitol (April 16, 2011)

Cape Gazette: Legislators call for open redistricting (April 11, 2011)

Lincoln County (ID) Chronicle: 2011 Legislative Review from Wendy Jaquet (April 11, 2011)

San Jose Mercury News: Redistricting site lets locals weigh in (April 6, 2011)

The Washington Post: Va. Redistricting Deal Protects Incumbents and Punishes Challengers, Critics Say (April 2, 2011)

Cape Gazette: Sussex may get more seats in Leg Hall (March 27, 2011)

Occasional Planet: Redistricting: Out of smoke-filled rooms, onto citizens’ laptops (March 22, 2011)

Maptitude mentioned on The Diane Rehm Show: The Constitution Today: Redistricting (March 22, 2011)

Delaware Online: You, too, can redraw Delaware’s political map (March 21, 2011)

The Iowa Republican: The Politics of Iowa's Redistricting Process (March 17, 2011)

Maptitude proposed by The Rose Institute for the Citizens Redistricting Commission, Sacramento, CA (March 14, 2011)

Green Mountain Daily: Redistricting - How Does it Work? (March 2, 2011)

Columbia Law School: DrawCongress.org (March 2011)

STLToday: Missouri's Congressional Districts Must be Redrawn (Feb. 25, 2011)

Idaho Legislature: Maptitude

Idaho Press Tribune: Big Changes in Store for Legislative Districts (Feb. 21, 2011)

IdahoStatesman.com: ‘Political blood sport’ of redistricting gets under way in Idaho (Feb. 21, 2011)

Fair Plan 2020: 2011 Redistricting Underway (Feb. 21, 2011)

Swing State Project: CA CD36 Open Seat, Two Big Candidates Uses Maptitude maps to examine California CD36 race (Feb. 14, 2011)

San Diego Democrats: California Redistricting Commission - Mapping Tools and Redistricting Assistance Sites (Feb. 7, 2011)

Stateline: The Rise of Do-It-Yourself Redistricting (Feb. 3, 2011)

National Journal: Redistricting Q&A with Foundation for the Future's Bill Burke (Jan. 27, 2011)

FOX News: Pros Plan New Shapes for Redistricting Map (Jan. 25, 2011)

Swing State Project: Daily Digest (Jan. 19, 2011)

Roll Call: Political Cartographers Train to Redraw Districts (Jan. 18, 2011)

Columbia Law School: Students Get Chance to Shape Congressional Districts After the Census (Jan. 5, 2011)

Newsobserver: The Draw (Dec. 19, 2010)

Brattleboro Reformer: Panel Begins Redistricting Project (November 17, 2010)

PBS NewsHour: Cartographic Clout: GOP, Democrats Vie for Redistricting Dominance (Oct. 20, 2010)

Yahoo Contributor Network: Better LGBT Representation for Ventura County: Utilizing the Next Redistricting Process for the Ventura County Board of Supervisors (Oct. 29, 2009)

Political Professional: DIY Democracy (Sept. 1, 2008)

Forbes: DIY Democracy (Sept. 1, 2008)

The Rose Report: How Redistricting Can Create a Springboard for Presidential Candidates (July 24, 2008)

SpatiaLogic: The Political Bull's Eye; Persuading the Right People with Microtargeting (Feb. 2006)

PoliticalVanguard.com (2006)

Wired: Pinpointing Voters on a Map (Oct. 2004)

POV: Last Man Standing: Politics Texas Style (July 2004)

Newsweek: Where the Voters Are (March 29, 2004)

The Nation: The Redistricting Wars (Dec. 29, 2003)

The New Yorker: The Great Election Grab (Dec. 8, 2003)

Campaigns and Elections: Computer Technology and Getting Out the Vote (August 2003)

Government Technology: Drawing Better Boundaries (Sept. 2001)

GeoWorld: Web Mapping Opens Redistricting and Reapportionment in Colorado (Sept. 2001)

The Baltimore Sun: Redistricting Options Grow with Technology (May 8, 2001)

Wall Street Journal: New Computer Software Makes Redistricting Easier, Accessible (Jan. 31, 2000)

Boston Globe: Building Digital Democracy (Jan. 31, 2000)

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