by LWVNEFairMap | Apr 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
In the wake of the US Supreme Court’s Common Cause v. Rucho case which ruled that gerrymandering cases are a non-justiciable issue, citizen grassroots efforts have emerged to use other means to prevent partisan gerrymandering and other voter suppression efforts.... by LWVNEFairMap | Mar 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Following nearly a decade of redistricting reform efforts, Nebraska now has two opportunities to improve its process. These efforts to remove or minimize partisan influence from this task come at the absolute last minute, with a legislative solution advancing... by LWVNEFairMap | Mar 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Nebraska lawmakers will get the chance to reform how political boundaries are drawn in the state this year before embarking on the redistricting process in 2021. The Legislature’s Executive Board moved Omaha Sen. John McCollister’s redistricting... by LWVNEFairMap | Mar 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
“A coalition of organizations has proposed a ballot measure that would create an independent citizens commission to oversee redistricting of Nebraska’s congressional and state legislative districts. The group Nebraskans for Independent Redistricting said... by LWVNEFairMap | Feb 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Sen. John McCollister of Omaha is hoping to get new rules to help map legislative districts along with the new census in 2020 and beyond. McCollister spoke at the Seward County League of Women Voters’ Redistricting Forum Feb. 10 at the Seward Civic Center. He... by LWVNEFairMap | Feb 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Sen. John McCollister initially envisioned Nebraska convening an independent commission charged with drawing the new political boundaries following the 2020 Census. On Wednesday, the Omaha senator conceded his previous plan to tackle the “most... by LWVNEFairMap | Feb 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Nebraska lawmakers will probably draw their own legislative and congressional districts next year despite numerous attempts to adopt a less partisan approach used by such states as neighboring Iowa. Senators have repeatedly rejected efforts to create... by LWVNEFairMap | Jan 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
“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... by LWVNEFairMap | Jan 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
“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... by LWVNEFairMap | Jan 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
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...