After he helped create the state’s voting maps, a #redistricting commissioner quietly worked with national #GOP figures to bring a lawsuit against his own work.
Contiguity helps prevent this legislative evil (you may have never heard of it) called gerrymandering. Not that the legislature would ever do that? Ammirite? Right?
They should start making a pact, much like the electoral college one, to ditch gerrymandering and switch to fair algorithmic* districting once a /solid/ majority of Americans would be represented by fair districting.
Until that day passes, they should AGGRESSIVELY gerrymander the fuck out of everything.
One of the ways we get bad laws to go away is maximize their utility and do it better than the people who are already doing it.
San Francisco deserves the best possible redistricting process!
“We really see this as an important step forward for building a stronger, more inclusive democracy in San Francisco. One that all residents can trust and have faith in.” Sietse Goffard, Asian Law Caucus
Did you miss the deadline to email the San Francisco Elections Commission? You can still ask them to vote to support recommendations for better redistricting in our city!
[News] Wisconsin’s Democratic governor signs his new state legislative maps into law (www.politico.com)
Republicans control the Legislature but approved the new lines to avoid a court fight.