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Redistricting

Opaque redistricting groups are being quietly bankrolled by corporations, unions and others to influence redistricting. They aim to help political allies — and in the process they're hurting voters.

How secret money and power interests are drawing you out of a vote.

27 stories published since 2011

Five Ways Courts Say Texas Discriminated Against Black and Latino Voters

by Lois Beckett and Suevon Lee,

How Dark Money Helped Republicans Hold the House and Hurt Voters

by Olga Pierce, Justin Elliott and Theodoric Meyer,

In California, Democrats’ Redistricting Strategy Paid Off

by Olga Pierce,

California Congresswoman’s Redistricting Shenanigans Catch Eye of Ethics Committee

by Olga Pierce,

Colorado Redistricting Had Inside Help

by Lois Beckett,

Obama’s Gerrymander

by Lois Beckett,

Actual Winner Unclear in Supreme Court’s Ruling on Texas Redistricting

by Lois Beckett,

Will the Supreme Court Strike Down Part of the Voting Rights Act?

by Lois Beckett,

Statement from California Citizens Redistricting Commission Responding to Our Story

by ProPublica,

Answering Your Questions on Our California Redistricting Story

by Olga Pierce, Jeff Larson and Lois Beckett,

California Republicans Call for Official Investigation of Dems’ Redistricting Tactics

by Lois Beckett,

Map: A Tale of Two Districts

by Olga Pierce and Jeff Larson,

California Redistricting Commission Public Comments

by Jeff Larson and Olga Pierce,

How Democrats Fooled California’s Redistricting Commission

by Olga Pierce and Jeff Larson,

Rep. Jerry McNerney's District

by Olga Pierce and Jeff Larson,

California Redistricting Commission Meeting Transcripts

by Jeff Larson and Olga Pierce,

California Redistricting Commission Emails

by Jeff Larson and Olga Pierce,

Emails Suggest Ohio’s New Republican-Friendly Maps Save the GOP ‘Millions’

by Lois Beckett,

In Minn. Redistricting Battle, Powerful Players Clash — With Citizens on Sidelines

by Lois Beckett and Olga Pierce,

In Nevada, Opaque Groups Square Off Over Redistricting

by Lois Beckett,

Is Partisan Gerrymandering Unconstitutional?

by Lois Beckett,

Redistricting: The Story So Far

by ProPublica,

Video: The Redistricting Song

by ProPublica,

Redistricting, a Devil’s Dictionary

by Olga Pierce, Jeff Larson and Lois Beckett,

Fair Districts Mass Proposals

by Jeff Larson and Olga Pierce,

Florida's 3rd Congressional District

by Jeff Larson and Olga Pierce,

The Hidden Hands in Redistricting: Corporations and Other Powerful Interests

by Olga Pierce, Jeff Larson and Lois Beckett,

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