Across the nation, partisan gerrymandering divides our communities and dilutes the power of our vote so those in power can stay in power. But how do we know when gerrymandering has actually occurred?
After almost four hours of rigorous questioning, the Utah Supreme Court today seemed poised to protect Utahns from unlawful partisan gerrymandering and potentially restore the force of the Better Boundaries initiative that Utah voters approved in 2018.
New Mexico's highest court holds that Republican claims can proceed under legal standard proposed by U.S. Supreme Court's liberal justices
On June 27, 2023, the United States Supreme Court definitively rejected the outrageous theory that state legislatures should be unconstrained by state constitutions or can operate free from state court judicial review when regulating federal elections.
Election Reformers Network details simple steps for states to comply with new federal law before the 2024 election.
While the SCOTUS' June 2023 decision to send Alabama maps back to the drawing board is laudable, Congress must establish standards to limit gerrymandering across the U.S. well in advance of the next redistricting cycle, writes ERN VP Heather Balas for The Fulcrum.
Free countries around the world are finding new ways to stem political polarization and combat misinformation and disinformation.
Adopting best practices from other countries is an opportunity to buttress policies and procedures that make US elections free and fair and draw inspiration from others facing the same challenges.
Election Reformers Network is calling for an end to "prison gerrymandering" in Michigan.
Redistricting controlled by state legislators or state political party leaders contributes to polarization, decreases competitiveness, and sometimes gives legislative control to the party with fewer votes. As these problems have intensified across the nation, reformers and policymakers in a growing number of states have launched new redistricting models that significantly improved outcomes and provided broader inspiration that American democracy challenges can be overcome.