A congressional act passed in 1967 requires that representatives be elected from singlemember districts, except when a state has a single representative, in which case one statewide atlarge election be held. States like california and iowa go further, asking redistricting entities to prepare public reports explaining the. The public mapping project is developing district builder, an open source software redistricting application designed to give the public transparent, accessible, and easytouse online mapping tools. Redistricting is the process by which new congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn. My aim this legislative session is to enact legislation to amend the pennsylvania constitution, and change the way we conduct the redistricting process in the.
Autoredistrict is a free and open source computer program that automatically creates fair and compact electoral districts. Below is an interactive map showing the drafted boundaries. However, the states redistricting software appears unequipped to handle the adjustment in the 2010 cycle. Redistricting districtbuilder and the public mapping project. Virginia senates redistricting is protested the new. The spokesperson for senate minority leader jay costa said the senator supported pileggis efforts to open the process and seek greater participation from voters. So the notion that the current system doesnt provide for competitive election is fiction. Redistricting in pennsylvania refers to the decennial process of redrawing state and federal. Topic index reapportionment and redistricting in the united states of america. States like california and iowa go further, asking redistricting entities to prepare public reports explaining the rationale behind their proposed lines. Where allegheny countys harrisburg delegation stands on. Designed with the help of redistricting professionals from many of the state legislatures and political parties, maptitude for redistricting works the way you work, has the features youve requested, is easy to learn and use, and.
In 2012, the legislature passed new congressional, state house, and state senate plans based on. Senator wanggaard is a very personable guy when you talk to him. You claim that legislators are best suited to make redistricting decisions, when legislators are the people who most stand to benefit or suffer from those very decisions. In the 1980s and 1990s, only state governments or polit.
It received two national science foundation nsf sbir awards in 20 and 2014. Pileggi won one of the three county judgeships up this year. Free redistricting software from the public mapping project. Maptitude is fullfeatured mapping and gis software that has established new standards for performance and value for over two decades. District lines are redrawn every 10 years following completion of the united states census.
On wednesday the florida legislative redistricting staff released a draft map for congressional redistricting. The tabs below represent the unique congressional sessions as collected by the u. Mar 27, 2018 senator lisa baker questions senator lisa boscola during a senate state government committee on redistricting legislation, including senate bill 22, senate bill 243, senate bill 464, and senate bill 767. Delaware county senator introduces redistricting reform legislation. State senate majority leader and our senator taken to task for poor lines, poor time management on redistricting. Majority leader dominic pileggi s office released a revised map of state senate districts on december 7, 2011. Software user guide we have written a user guide which describes all the software features and functions. People powered fair mapstm is a national redistricting program of the. Message from senator mcconnell text version of senator mcconnells message. Understand the reasons for and process of redistricting after a census. Home nevada reapportionment and redistricting 2021.
Guidance and access to information about congressional districts and congressional district products. Senate and house districts are redrawn after the census, too. The redistricting process is vital to our democracy, designed to reflect the population of illinois as it has evolved over the past decade. During the recent round of united states redistricting public participation and transparency in the process increased many times over, in part through the districtbuilder software development and the companion public mapping project.
Dec 16, 2019 democrats launch redistricting blitz with offensive to dominate virginia. On january 26, 2012, the legislature passed hb 250, which adjusts the legislative plan somewhat. More information on the redistricting data program is available at. Mike folmer, rlebanon county, voted against the plan. My aim this legislative session is to enact legislation to amend the pennsylvania constitution, and change the way we conduct the redistricting process in the commonwealth by removing politics and creating a truly independent citizens commission. Under the current system, the four legislative leaders plus a fifth member they or the pennsylvania supreme court appoints establish the general assemblys election districts. Gis technology after redistricting, richard leadbeater, esri 2012 putting redistricting software to work after redistricting is over, clare dyer, program manager, redistricting and special projects 2012. We outline a statistical method we have developed that can be used to estimate bias and the form of representation in legislative redistricting.
In 2012, the legislature passed new congressional, state house, and state senate plans based on the 2010 census, federal and state legal standards, citizen testimony, public submissions, and open committee discussions. Aug 30, 2011 state senator reid, your premise is fundamentally flawed. Data office on behalf of the 2010 census redistricting data program official liaisons within the. You will receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support the nations. Jun 03, 2014 brian olson is a software engineer in massachusetts who wrote a program to draw optimally compact equalpopulation congressional districts in each state, based on 2010 census data. Dominic pileggi is a judge for the delaware county court of common pleas in pennsylvania. On june 30, 2011, the legislature passed hb 210, which was signed on july 8.
He resigned after being elected to the county judgeship. This data has been certified by the legislative reapportionment commission as being in useable form for redistricting, and it is the official data used by the commission to redraw the boundaries of state legislative districts. Senator pileggi served as the temporary chair while the commission interviewed 15 applicants, none of whom secured majority support. At the time of the last redistricting in 2011, scarnati held his current. Reapportionment and redistricting in the united states of. The senate districts have an average population of 128,598 citizens. More than one person can edit a map simultaneously. Public access to redistricting data in minnesota, peter s. Redistricting congressional and state legislative districts. If you look at the elections since the 2001 redistricting, both in the congressional and state legislative races, there has been a great deal of turnover, said erik arneson, pileggi s spokesman. Joe scarnati, rjefferson county and senate majority leader dominic pileggi, rdelaware county. For the first time in nevadas redistricting history, all districts in both houses are singlemember, and two assembly districts are perfectly nested within each senate district.
Technological advances are gradually opening up the process by making the software used in redistricting more affordable and accessible. Independent citizens commission for redistricting reform. Each tab contains information specific to that sessions boundary collection along with other relevant products generated in support of any changes. Redistricting each states quota of representatives must be elected from singlemember districts of equal population. A full list of court filings is maintained by the supreme court of florida and the second judicial circuit court in leon county. Redistricting data program state legislative districts. This official data is also used for congressional redistricting. Posttrial proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law of. The same data available to the official redistricting body can also be made available to the public, with or without software to facilitate the publics capacity to use the data as they wish. Ndcs trademark 3 es approach to districting and redistricting engage, educate, and empower has a proven record of generating constructive public participation in these projects. Redmap was created in early 2010, at a point when the countrys.
Code 804a state law further asks that state legislative districts be, insofar as possible, contiguous and bounded by roads, streams, and other natural boundaries. The public mapping project was a subject discussed by coproject leader michael mcdonald left at this july 18 brookings forum broadcast on cspan. Cbs the top republican in the gopcontrolled state senate is balking at an order from the state supreme court to turn over data as part of its ruling that tossed the state. Virginia senates redistricting is protested the new york times. Data guide we provide a description of the data that we have created to be used with the software. Guidance and access to information about state legislative. Form an independent redistricting committee of citizens to redraw both congressional and legislative districts apply sound methodology when setting district boundaries to enable communities of interest to remain together include meaningful opportunities for active public participation and transparency remove stakeholders and politics from the process and give it to the people.
This technological innovation will enable greater public. Redistricting is a legally required process that occurs every 10 years in which districts for the u. Its been a tough week for our beloved state senator, who also happens to be senate majority leader. According to pileggi s press release, the new plan incorporates more than 150 requests made by senate democratic leader jay costa and modifies 25 senate districts from the preliminary plan. This computer programmer solved gerrymandering in his spare. Redistricting is a complex process, so we simplify this process as much as possible by providing tools and visual cues to help a novice draw a legal redistricting plan. Redistricting in pennsylvania after the 2010 census ballotpedia. When drawing district lines, the legislature considered comments and suggestions gathered from the public during what was regarded as the most open, interactive, and inclusive redistricting process ever conducted. Learn about redistricting reform with fair districts pa. We apply this method to indiana state house and senate elections for the period 1972 to 1984 and demonstrate a maximum bias 6. For the 201011 redistricting process, the members of the legislative reapportionment commission were senate majority leader dominic pileggi, r delaware county. Census bureau through the redistricting data program. Also pictured from left to right are antia earls of the south coalition for social justice, tom mann of the brookings institution, norm ornstein of the american enterprise institute, and david wasserman of the cook political report.
A senate committee on wednesday approved a house redistricting plan, clearing the way for whats likely to be a lengthy debate on the chambers floor. Neither william schaller, director of republican district operations, nor erik arneson, top aide to thensenate majority leader dominic pileggi. Much of ratfked is devoted to a republican scheme optimistically called redmap, for redistricting majority project. Each senator is elected by all citizens of the state, and serves for a six year term. Email webmaster contact senator contact representative. Fair districts pa delivered postcards collected from constituents to state senator jake cormans office in bellefonte on thursday, urging the republican majority leader to to pass legislation to reform the redistricting process in pennsylvania. Senate reapportionment and redistricting committee. Wattson, senate counsel, state of minnesota, 2000 technology. Mike stack will call a special election to fill the unexpired term. Simply open a shapefile, load in census and election data if not already included in the shapefile, and hit go.
You additionally claim that the reason legislators are best suited for the job is because they are subject to the will of the people, but a partisan redistricting. Maptitude for redistricting software has defined the redistricting software market since its introduction in 1997. Simply open a shapefile, load in census and election data if not already included in the shapefile, and hit go autoredistrict uses a genetic algorithm to design districts that meet multiple criteria, namely geometry. Cant guarantee success, but, any effort is worth trying. Senator folmer, state government, as amended, may 22, 2018 a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution of the commonwealth of pennsylvania, further providing for the legislative reapportionment commission for the purpose of reapportioning and redistricting the commonwealth of pennsylvania. An individual using standard mapping software can geolocate any. Pileggi is a former republican member of the pennsylvania state senate, representing district 9 from a special election on october 1, 2002, to his resignation on january 5, 2016. House redistricting plan approved by senate committee. Press release senator mcconnell announces preclearance of s. Pennsylvania senate bill 1200 was introduced by republican state senators brightbill and lemmond on november. The reapportionment timeline pdf shows key events and opportunities for public participation in 20112012. Perhaps no one remembers that battle better than state sen. Software administrator guide we have written an administrator guide which describes how to install the software on the amazon cloud servers or your own linux box.
Republicans, by virtue of controlling the redistricting process, held thirteen of. Welcome to the illinois legislative redistricting website. On june 6, 20, the state senate passed sb 48, which would create an elevenmember independent commission to draw districts. Illinois redistricting illinois house democratic caucus. Dra 2020 alpha is the new app from daves redistricting. House redistricting plan approved by senate committee state. Thank you for your interest in this important issue. Redistricting is the process of drawing electoral district boundaries in the united states. A state senator from delaware county has introduced legislation designed to end congressional gerrymandering in pennsylvania. Pileggi plan taken out by a piano teacher the unionville. This computer programmer solved gerrymandering in his. We have developed this site in order to provide to the public basic information about the redistricting process.
All united states representatives and state legislators are elected from political divisions called districts. Each of illinois 18 united states representatives and 177 state legislators are elected from political divisions called districts. No longer the realm of the few technocrats at the helm of obtuse, expensive software, the current movement toward open redistricting intends to make the process more of a public consensus. I suggest trying to make an appointment to speak in person. Welcome to pennsylvania redistricting legislative redistricting.
Majority leader dominic pileggis office released a revised map of state senate districts on december 7, 2011. Senator dominic pileggi discusses pennsylvanias firstever redistricting website and his legislative priorities for the fall session. If your county, city, school district, water district, or special district is considering redistricting or contemplating a. General assembly of north carolina session 2017 page 2 house bill 735first edition 1 when established, the senate districts and the apportionment of senators shall remain 2 unaltered until the return of another decennial census of population taken by order of 3 congress. The average population of the assembly districts is 64,299 people based on the 2010 u. Take a look at virginia, where state senator charles bill carrico sr. Senator boscola is the prime sponsor of senate bill 22. It provides a complete set of mapping and spatial analysis functions, sophisticated. Senate bill 1249 was first introduced by pileggi, scarnati, and state sen.
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