Combatting partisan gerrymandering by advocating a fair set of national rules to be passed by Congress.
Endorse the Campaign →A wave of mid-decade gerrymandering has turned congressional redistricting—traditionally conducted once a decade following the U.S. Census—into an escalating partisan arms race. With few federal rules governing partisan fairness, politicians can draw maps to entrench their own power, leaving millions of Americans with diminished voting power and little meaningful say in who represents them.
Set consistent, common-sense guardrails for fair maps, including prohibitions on drawing maps expressly for partisan gain. Without federal standards, each state sets their own rules, and the majority party can attempt to gerrymander the other party out of office—regardless of what voters want. Until all states have to follow the same rules, the problem will only worsen.
End the cycle of redrawing maps between censuses strictly for partisan gain, prompting retaliation by other states. Since 2025, 22 states either redrew their maps, tried to, or began formal consideration to redraw next year. This pattern is not sustainable for a functioning democracy.
Read the bill →Set consistent, common-sense guardrails for fair maps, including prohibitions on drawing maps expressly for partisan gain. Without federal standards, each state sets their own rules, and the majority party can attempt to gerrymander the other party out of office—regardless of what voters want.
Read more about the bill →Consider the expansion of IRCs into every state. Seven states already have them.
Read the billExplore establishing consistency regarding which courts review allegedly partisan maps.
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ERN Executive Director Kevin Johnson joined members of Congress at the Capitol this week for the launch of the Problem Solvers Caucus’ bipartisan redistricting reform package.
Experts from ERN, Issue One, and Problem Solvers Caucus briefed congressional staffers on the Fair Rules, Fair Maps initiative, aiming to put an end to gerrymandering.
Critical data and context on partisan gerrymandering is delivered in this presentation, prepared by the Election Reformers Network
Voter enthusiasm, recent bipartisanship in Congress, and an unclear political future create an opportunity to reform our systems that should not be passed by.
“That’s all we’re asking for: an end to the antidemocratic and un-American practice of gerrymandering congressional districts.”
President Ronald Reagan
“The only fair way to redraw voting districts is to take the job away from those who stand to benefit.”
President Gerald Ford
“Voters…want to be able to select who represents them instead of the politicians picking that.”
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, former House Speaker
“We’ve got to end the practice of drawing our congressional districts so that politicians can pick their voters, and not the other way around.”
President Barack Obama
“Congress can put an end to partisan gerrymandering” by requiring states to establish “independent, multi-party citizen redistricting commissions.”
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, former House Speaker
Explore research, policy briefs, and analysis on congressional redistricting and fair representation.
The Problem Solvers Caucus has put forward four bipartisan redistricting reforms that deserve serious attention
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.
Extreme partisan gerrymandering is now freely permitted in North Carolina. It may soon be in other states to come, and it has been for federal courts since the 2019 Rucho v Common Cause decision, which reached similar conclusions for similarly flawed reasons. Congress needs to act.
Problem Solvers Caucus introduces four bipartisan bills to counter gerrymandering nationwide; Capitol press conference
PSC press releaseERN, IO, and PSC host briefing for 100+ congressional staffers.
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