Hi,
[ [link removed] ]Will you sign the petition to stop Republicans from gerrymandering
their way to electoral wins?
This year, state legislatures are redrawing electoral maps based on 2020
census data. This process will have huge impacts on the makeup of Congress
for the next decade.
But Republicans are unleashing desperate, aggressive moves to gerrymander
their way to victory—even if that means manipulating district data and
mapping technology to their own benefit.
And if it follows any historical precedent, gerrymandering will only
continue strategically disenfranchising Black voters.
Fair district maps are critical to the future of our democracy—which
Republicans are currently doing everything to undermine. Can we count on
you to help stop politicians from abusing their power?
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Demand a fair and transparent redistricting
process—Congress must ban partisan gerrymandering!
ADD YOUR NAME
Because House seats are reflective of shifting state populations,
Republicans have the advantage in 2021—as Texas and Florida are likely to
gain seats because of their growing population, while New York, Ohio, and
Pennsylvania are likely to lose.
Republicans see an opportunity to flip the seats they need to regain
control of the House in 2022, especially through gerrymandering.^1
In 2019, a right-wing Supreme Court failed to block partisan
gerrymandering.^2 Which means that this year, Republican lawmakers are
essentially given license to totally disregard democratic processes,
suppressing voters’ voices to ensure their party wins.
HR 1, the transformative democracy reform bill waiting to pass the Senate,
would require that each redistricting map pass a two-part statistical
test, filtering out biased and manipulated data.
Politicians shouldn't be able to draw partisan lines and divide districts,
especially at the expense of racial justice. The only way to stop
Republicans from rigging the maps is to demand that Congress ban partisan
gerrymandering now!
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: No gerrymandering in the redistricting process!
Thanks for taking action,
Tara and the team at Demand Progress
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Sources:
1. Reuters, "How the battle over redistricting in 2021 could decide
control of the U.S. Congress," [ [link removed] ]February 18, 2021.
2. Brennan Center, "Why the For the People Act Is Critical for Fair Voting
Maps," [ [link removed] ]March 11, 2021.
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