"The Redistricting Reform Act, sponsored by Senators Alex Padilla (D-California), Adam Schiff (D-California), Raphael Warnock (D-Georgia) and Angus King (I-Maine), is similar to a House version of the bill introduced by a group of Democrats last week. The legislation aims to eradicate gerrymandering by placing certain conditions on states when it comes to redistricting, mimicking the way Maine produces its congressional maps."
"Establishing commissions that represent, equally, the top two parties that won previous state legislative races; Ensuring that "minorities receive equal opportunity to participate in the political process and elect their preferred candidates"; and Requiring commissions to "respect communities of interest" and "representational needs based on common ethnic, racial, economic, Tribal, social, cultural, geographic, or historic identities, or arising from similar socioeconomic conditions.""
Senators introduced the Redistricting Reform Act to reform redistricting and eliminate gerrymandering nationwide. The bill would forbid redrawing congressional maps between census cycles and mimic Maine’s approach to mapmaking. Sponsors include Senators Alex Padilla, Adam Schiff, Raphael Warnock and Angus King. The legislation would require state compliance with the U.S. Constitution, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and other federal election laws. The bill would establish commissions representing equally the top two parties from prior state legislative races, ensure minorities have equal opportunity to elect preferred candidates, and require commissions to respect communities of interest and varied representational needs.
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