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As voting-rights advocates look to boost Indigenous representation, some say redrawn political maps dilute the power of Native American voters.

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A proposed initiative to change the way Oregon draws its legislative and congressional boundaries could remove the conflict of interest inherent in the current system and deserves greater debate, the editorial board writes.

U.S. District Judge Michael McShane said Oregon needed to relax its signature qualifications for the proposed ballot measure because the pandemic made it so hard to gather signatures.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown recently filed a "friend of the court" brief urging the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to keep an independent redistricting commission proposal off the November ballot, in part because Brown said a lower court erred in finding her coronavirus orders made it difficult to gather signatures.

An attempt to take the redrawing of congressional and legislative district lines out of the hands of the Oregon Legislature and governor has failed following an intense legal battle.

The jockeying to ensure just an equal number of Republicans as Democrats on a critical committee reflects again the need for Oregon to adopt an independent commission for drawing legislative and congressional boundaries, the editorial board writes.

A group that failed to get a redistricting initiative before Oregon voters last year is laying the groundwork to get a similar petition on the ballot in 2022.

Guest writer Sal Peralta harbors an enduring interest in public policy, reflected in a long record of public involvement. He helped found the Independent Party of Oregon ...

The state redistricting board drew maps to favor Republican candidates in state Senate districts, the court ruled.

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A landmark decision firmly establishes that partisan gerrymandering violates the Alaska Constitution.

Pair of former legislators endorse creation of independent redistricting commission

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- People Not Politicians announced Wednesday that they have filed with the Oregon Secretary of State a proposed initiative petition for the November 2024 ballot to reform what it calls "Oregon’s dysfunctional and partisan redistricting process, and to replace it with an independent citizens’ commission for fair representation." Here's the rest of the

Voters may get the chance to decide whether an independent commission should redraw the state’s legislative and congressional districts after a proposed ballot measure cleared a significant hurdle.   People Not Politicians, the group seeking to end legislative control of redistricting, announced Monday that a deadline for legal challenges to the proposed initiative passed last week, clearing the way for supporters to begin collecting the roughly 150,000 signatures needed to put a measure before voters in November 2024.  The group is […]

Some 15 states, including New York and Texas that are home to a combined total of 64 seats, face ongoing litigation over congressional lines.