LWVNEFairMap | fairmapsne.org https://optimizetest.com Tue, 18 Feb 2020 21:02:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.21 Editorial: Legislature should explore options for a constructive redistricting process https://optimizetest.com/2020/01/22/editorial-legislator-should-explore-options-for-a-constructive-redistricting-process/ Wed, 22 Jan 2020 22:49:03 +0000 http://optimizetest.stagemydomain.com/?p=722 “Every 10 years, the Nebraska Legislature undertakes its redistricting duties. Past experience shows that even in the officially nonpartisan Legislature, redrawing the state’s political maps can spur fierce partisan struggles. State senators this session can help the process by debating and deciding on general principles to channel the process in a more constructive direction next […]

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]]> “Every 10 years, the Nebraska Legislature undertakes its redistricting duties. Past experience shows that even in the officially nonpartisan Legislature, redrawing the state’s political maps can spur fierce partisan struggles. State senators this session can help the process by debating and deciding on general principles to channel the process in a more constructive direction next year…”

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]]> Sen. McCollister to Introduce New Redistricting Bill https://optimizetest.com/2020/01/05/redistricting-in-the-news/ https://optimizetest.com/2020/01/05/redistricting-in-the-news/#comments Sun, 05 Jan 2020 17:01:35 +0000 http://optimizetest.stagemydomain.com/?p=1 “McCollister said he’ll introduce a new bill this year that keeps the Legislature’s nine-member Redistricting Committee in place but codifies how leadership of that committee is chosen into law and includes some additional measures of transparency sponsored by other senators last year). https://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/nebraska-legislature-looks-to-tackle-familiar-issues-in-session/article_826f6955-5e28-5a6a-a44e-60f98181f314.html

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]]> “McCollister said he’ll introduce a new bill this year that keeps the Legislature’s nine-member Redistricting Committee in place but codifies how leadership of that committee is chosen into law and includes some additional measures of transparency sponsored by other senators last year). https://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/nebraska-legislature-looks-to-tackle-familiar-issues-in-session/article_826f6955-5e28-5a6a-a44e-60f98181f314.html

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]]> https://optimizetest.com/2020/01/05/redistricting-in-the-news/feed/ 1 Gov. Ricketts Endorses Status Quo for Redistricting https://optimizetest.com/2020/01/04/january-4-2020/ Sat, 04 Jan 2020 16:27:54 +0000 http://optimizetest.stagemydomain.com/?p=263 Pete Ricketts:  “I don’t think the Legislature needs to make any changes to the current system. It’s the Legislature’s constitutional responsibility to redistrict after the census, and that’s what they should do. To be specific, they shouldn’t delegate that authority to anybody else. They should take the responsibility as state senators who are elected by […]

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]]> Pete Ricketts:  “I don’t think the Legislature needs to make any changes to the current system. It’s the Legislature’s constitutional responsibility to redistrict after the census, and that’s what they should do. To be specific, they shouldn’t delegate that authority to anybody else. They should take the responsibility as state senators who are elected by the people to fulfill their constitutional duties, this being one of their constitutional duties. They shouldn’t try to dodge that responsibility.” https://www.omaha.com/news/plus/gov-pete-ricketts-again-makes-property-tax-relief-his-top/article_539b9760-fa60-5c7d-885c-4a9170357c9b.html#1

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]]> UNL Class looks at the Math of Redistricting https://optimizetest.com/2019/12/12/december-12-2019/ Thu, 12 Dec 2019 16:32:21 +0000 http://optimizetest.stagemydomain.com/?p=268 “Following gerrymandering court cases, UNL class looks at the underlying math”. https://journalstar.com/news/local/education/following-gerrymandering-court-cases-unl-class-looks-at-the-underlying/article_7f1b248b-8fd3-5bb3-83f4-33a171d612ac.html

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