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redistricting

May 5, 2011

C. Fraser Smith: Redistricting is a numbers game that matters

Perhaps you think redistricting is a boring enterprise devoid of real-world consequence for the rest of us. You would be wrong. Had there been no redistricting in 2001, Maryland would […]

May 3, 2011

Md. agencies release precinct population counts

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland agencies have released a report on precinct population counts for redistricting and reapportionment. The report contains population counts based on the 2010 Census for the state’s 1,849 […]

Feb 4, 2011

Maryland law will delay census numbers to redistrict

ANNAPOLIS — A Maryland law that counts prison inmates as residents of where they last lived is going to delay when lawmakers will see updated census numbers for the purpose […]

Feb 3, 2011

Maryland to receive redistricting data next week

Maryland will receive the detailed Census data that’s used to redraw congressional district boundaries next week. Four states will get redistricting data this week, including Virginia, and Maryland is one […]

Dec 27, 2010

Virginia students to attempt electoral redistricting

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Every 10 years, Virginia lawmakers redraw the House and Senate districts of the General Assembly and the congressional electoral districts to reflect changes in population growth. The […]

Dec 14, 2010

Law, technology to inform Maryland redistricting

WASHINGTON — It could drastically alter election results and affect who runs for public office. No, it’s not voting or a scandal. It’s redistricting. And the practice that occurs after […]