Exclusive: 1 in 2 states at risk of "rigged maps," group warns

[babylonsister]

More examples of how elections can be stolen.

https://www.axios.com/gerrymandering-states-partisan-redistricting-elections-3ead2a0a-3876-4e85-aaa1-f80efd76daad.html

1 hour ago - Politics & Policy
Exclusive: 1 in 2 states at risk of "rigged maps," group warns
Stef W. Kight


More than half of the states in the U.S. are at "extreme risk" of congressional districts being drawn to unfairly favor one party, according to a new analysis of state redistricting processes by RepresentUs, a non-partisan advocacy group focused on election reform.

Why it matters: The states at risk of gerrymandering — a process the group says can produce "rigged maps" — include battlegrounds like Texas, Georgia, Wisconsin and North Carolina.

The big picture: This year's redistricting process is already more chaotic than usual. And the outcomes could boost one party's political candidates for a decade.

"It's really just open season in a way that it never has been," RepresentUs CEO Josh Silver told Axios.

That's due in large part to Supreme Court rulings since the last census that block partisan gerrymandering lawsuits from federal courts and ended requirements for some states to get their maps pre-cleared by the Justice Department.

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By the numbers: 11 states saw high risk of gerrymandering across all five categories.

Just seven states received a "minimal risk" rating: California, Colorado, Hawaii, Michigan, Arizona, Washington and Idaho.

Democrat-run and Republican-run states alike fell into the highest-risk and lower-risk categories.

What they're saying: The report highlights the need for changes to the redistricting process in many states and advocates for a sweeping election overhaul bill Democrats passed in the House last month.

Republicans have sharply criticized the bill, but Silver said given what’s at stake, it shouldn't be a partisan issue.

[mopinko]

1. and all based on a sketchy census to boot.