House adds another public hearing on redistricting, to be held one day after release of maps
UPDATE: The first of the Indiana House Elections and Apportionment Committee meetings for public testimony on proposed congressional and legislative district maps has been scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15. The second of two committee meetings will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, “...”
‘Gerrymandering is sin:” Faith leaders call for fair and open redistricting
The leaders who came to the Indiana Statehouse on Wednesday represented six different faiths but delivered a single message, telling Indiana lawmakers that the decennial redistricting that they will soon begin is more than a political process. “The only way our democracy “...”
Legislators unveil website for citizens to submit their own proposed redistricting maps
Indiana legislative leaders have announced details on how members of the public can submit their own proposals for the state’s new congressional and legislative districts. The online proposals from the public will be reviewed in advance of the anticipated release of Indiana “...”
House, Senate leaders announce redistricting session timetable
Proposed congressional and legislative district maps are expected to be made public beginning on Sept. 14, with public testimony scheduled for two days later, the Indiana House and Senate Republican caucuses announced Monday afternoon. According to the joint announcement from the “...”
Citizens redistricting group invites public to propose maps; competition will offer prizes for the best
The Indiana Citizens Redistricting Commission, a “mulitpartisan” group formed to advise and offer alternatives to the upcoming redistricting process in the Indiana General Assembly, has announced a public competition in which citizens can draw and submit their own con “...”
Bigger metros, shrinking rural areas: Release of census data sets stage for Indiana’s redistricting
Thursday’s release of the 2020 census data to be used for congressional and legislative redistricting showed Indiana following national trends of the greatest growth in metropolitan areas and lesser growth or population loss in more rural areas. “The country’s population is “...”
Torchinsky hiring comes under fire in redistricting hearing at Statehouse
As a group of about two dozen lawmakers filed into the Indiana House chamber Wednesday afternoon, the script appeared familiar. From Goshen to Sellersburg and six Ivy Tech campuses in between, each of the eight previous public hearings on the 2021 redistricting had played out wit “...”
As lawmakers prepare for final hearing, fair-redistricting advocates rally outside Statehouse
In the final hours before the last of nine public hearings on the upcoming redistricting process, a group of about 80 rallied outside the Indiana Statehouse Wednesday to renew their push for a transparent and nonpartisan redrawing of the state’s congressional and legislativ “...”
Reports: D.C. attorney hired for “legal advice” and help with potential litigation over redistricting
The Indiana House Republican leadership hired the Washington, D.C. firm of attorney Jason Torchinsky (above) in April “to provide legal advice regarding matters related to redistricting and elections,” noting that as his client they “may in the future participat “...”
Message from Elkhart County to legislators: Fair redistricting is the best way to restore voters’ faith
Saturday afternoon’s legislative hearing on redistricting in Elkhart County included more than a few lessons in history — from the origins of gerrymandering two centuries ago to its more sophisticated implementation in the 21st century. As in the seven other hearings “...”