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IN: GOP Set To Draw the Lines
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Monday, 13 September 2010 07:59

From the South Bend Tribune
Republicans almost certainly will do all the redistricting in Indiana. For congressional districts. For the Indiana House. For the Indiana Senate.

And that’s bad news for Democrats for a decade.

The districts drawn next year on the basis of the 2010 Census, with computerized packaging of voters in ways to elect as many Republicans as possible, will be used in elections right on through 2020.

As the New York Times pointed out last week in a front-page article, the main focus nationally is of course on whether Republicans will take control of Congress, but “it is a

lower-profile battle over state legislatures that could strengthen the Republican Party for a decade.”

In most states, including Indiana, state legislatures do the redrawing of districts every 10 years.

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IN: Secretary of State Applauds State Senate
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Monday, 1 February 2010 09:22

From the Muncie Free Press:

Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita praised the Indiana Senate for passing redistricting reform legislation that would establish guidelines for the legislative redistricting process following the census in 2011. The Senate also passed legislation that would establish a redistricting study committee to examine best practices from other states, including the practice of an independent commission to draw the maps.

“I am deeply impressed by the bipartisan leadership on this issue in our state Senate,” said Secretary Rokita. “I understand that Senate Democrats were disappointed that an independent commission could not be established for the 2011 redistricting cycle. However, we should all take heart in the guidelines they have established in Senate Bill 80. These guidelines will begin to shift the importance from who draws the maps to how they are drawn.”

Secretary Rokita’s office began a statewide discussion on redistricting reform in September 2009. Since then, his office has mobilized a grassroots effort to bring this issue to the Indiana General Assembly. To date, Hoosiers have written nearly 900 letters to legislators through www.rethinkingredistricting.com, calling for redistricting reform in Indiana.

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IN: Bills on redistricting could clear Senate
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Thursday, 28 January 2010 03:57

From the Journal Courier:

A bill that would stress the preservation of traditional neighborhoods in redistricting is eligible for a vote in the Senate. Supporters say the guidelines could prevent gerrymandered districts, but others say the bill doesn’t go far enough because it wouldn’t explicitly prohibit political data from being used to create state legislative districts.

Another bill eligible for a Senate vote would create a study committee that could ultimately lead to an independent commission to draw new maps starting in 2021.

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