As legislature secretly redraws maps, film aims to explain process By Richard Locker Posted October 12, 2011 at midnight NASHVILLE — Shelby County would lose two state House seats and one Senate seat in a secretive redistricting process under way…

1:59 AM, Oct. 6, 2011 Tennessean Think you know where state lawmakers should draw the line when redistricting state legislative and congressional seats? Then the League of Women Voters has a challenge for you. The League is teaming with the…

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Chas Sisk If you’re irritated by Marsha Blackburn’s two-headed squiggle or Scott DesJarlais’ border-to-border swoosh, now’s your chance to weigh in with a better idea. Taking advantage of online software, the League of Women…

Knoxville News Sentinel September 14, 2011 The Republican leadership in the Tennessee General Assembly is missing an opportunity to display the type of transparency the party has trumpeted during its control of both houses and the governor’s mansion. Committees in…

The Tennessean September 3, 2011 Written by Steve Brumfield The sound and fury you hear coming from the halls of power in Nashville is that of the latest battle over redistricting, that once-in-a-decade process in which the majority party redraws…

The Tennessean September 3, 2011 Chip Forrester Nashville, meet Bill Ketron: Ketron is the attention-loving, tea party state senator from Rutherford County who sponsored the unpopular new voter ID law. He has fought to take away rights from teachers, workers’…

August 9, 2011 By Chris Satullo Deadline for submissions of city election maps in the Fix Philly Districts contest is Aug. 28. To sign up for webinars to learn how to draw a map using the online tool, visit FixPhillyDistricts.com. Online…

FixPhillyDistricts.com enables the public to draw their own district maps and submit them for judging, prizes, and a chance to be published in local news media. Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) August 05, 2011 Azavea, a geospatial analysis (GIS) software development company…

Organizers hope exercise helps find a viable solution By  Ben Geier THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Wednesday July 20, 2011 6:50 AM Think you could do a better job than politicians at drawing legislative and congressional districts? Your chance is now. The…

March 22, 2011 By Alissa Smith Virginia Statehouse News RICHMOND — Virginia college students proved there is no wrong way to draw electoral districts. Students from 13 state colleges and universities competed in the redistricting competition creating dozens of variations…