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Democracy Docket

US Supreme Court Will Not Review GOP Challenge To Washington’s State-Level Voting Rights Act

Democracy Docket

Bolts

Election Data Is Vital to Voting Rights. So Why Is It So Hard to Track Down?

Bolts

Native News Online

Montana Supreme Court Strikes Down Voting Laws Intended to Disenfranchise Native Voters

Native News Online

The Harvard Crimson

HLS Election Law Clinic Files Brief Supporting Lawsuit Against New Jersey Ballot Design

The Harvard Crimson

Redistricting

NPR

A local redistricting battle in a New York City suburb may lead to a national fight

Redistricting

NPR

Redistricting

NPR

Wisconsin Republicans to consider adopting Gov. Tony Evers' legislative maps with no changes

Gerrymandering

Wisconsin State Journal

Wisconsin Republicans to consider adopting Gov. Tony Evers' legislative maps with no changes

Gerrymandering

Wisconsin State Journal

Ruth Greenwood, a Harvard Law School professor who represents the plaintiffs along with the liberal group Law Forward, said maps that give Republicans only a slight advantage instead of a big one are indicative of an effort to draw partisan neutral maps, not an effort to advantage Democrats.

Gerrymandering

Wisconsin State Journal

Gerrymandering

OCP

Fighting for Wisconsin voters’ power

Gerrymandering

OCP

In Clarke v. Wisconsin, the Harvard Law Election Law Clinic fought to restore voting power to Wisconsin residents – and won. The state’s highest court agreed with the clinic’s argument: Wisconsin’s gerrymandered state legislative maps were non-contiguous, diluting the voting power of the state’s residents and preventing fair representation.

Gerrymandering

OCP

No clear frontrunner in proposed Wisconsin legislative maps, but plenty of angst

Gerrymandering

Wisconsin State Journal

No clear frontrunner in proposed Wisconsin legislative maps, but plenty of angst

Gerrymandering

Wisconsin State Journal

A series of proposed legislative maps submitted to the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday would create some of the most competitive races for the Legislature in over a decade, according to a redistricting expert’s analysis.

Gerrymandering

Wisconsin State Journal

Local Elections

Patch

Op-Ed: Local Elections Enshrined for the People

Local Elections

Patch

A study conducted by the Harvard Election Law Clinic, where researchers analyzed 16 New York counties, including Sullivan, Ulster, Orange, and Rockland, found that off-cycle (odd-year) elections significantly depressed voter turnout. This was true for all voters, but especially for voters of color and younger voters.

Local Elections

Patch

RPV Near Me – Updated with Asian and American Indian/Alaska Native Estimates

Racially Polarized Voting

Election Law Blog

RPV Near Me – Updated with Asian and American Indian/Alaska Native Estimates

Racially Polarized Voting

Election Law Blog

The tool, RPVNearMe (developed by the Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School and Christopher T. Kenny) provides estimates of racially polarized voting for every county in the country. Note that the tool only offers estimates for certain statewide and federal elections — i.e., not the local appraisal you would need for VRA litigation — but it still gives a guide to possible coalition voting.

Racially Polarized Voting

Election Law Blog