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Rabner gives legislative redistricting commission one month to submit possible tiebreaker candidates

July 9, 2021 9:33 amJuly 27, 2021 2:53 pm

Chief Justice Stuart Rabner has asked Democrats and Republicans to submit a list of candidates to serve as the eleventh member of the New Jersey Legislative Apportionment Commission by August 10. That puts the selection process for legislative and congressional...

A primer on the selection of redistricting tiebreakers in New Jersey

June 16, 2021 1:33 pmJuly 9, 2021 9:38 am

The next step in the redistricting process is the appointment of independent members – some call them tiebreakers – hugely important players in the production of final maps for congressional and legislative districts. While the tiebreakers may ultimately play the...

Census data set to arrive by September 30, keeping current legislative districts intact until 2023

February 12, 2021 3:24 pmFebruary 13, 2021 2:09 pm

Data for congressional and legislative redistricting in New Jersey will be released on by September 30, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. That closes the door to a new map for legislative districts in time for the 2021 elections, activating...

If coronavirus delays census, N.J. could be looking at ’21 redistricting lag — maybe a September primary

April 13, 2020 6:15 pmApril 13, 2020 6:15 pm

Editor’s note: This story, originally published on March 15, is being reposted following a move by the Trump administration to push back deadlines for the delivery of Census data, including information New Jersey needs to begin the legislative redistricting process. Growing...

If coronavirus delays census, N.J. could be looking at ’21 redistricting lag — maybe a September primary

March 15, 2020 4:59 pmMarch 15, 2020 10:10 pm

Growing concerns that the coronavirus pandemic will be impede the U.S. Census Bureau in fulfilling their constitutional obligation of carrying out the 2020 count could delay legislative redistricting and the 2021 primary election. That could mean moving the primary to...

Academics suggest changes to NJ legislative redistricting

July 16, 2019 5:00 amJuly 16, 2019 3:31 am

A group of six academics involved in redistricting reform are calling for a changes to the New Jersey Constitution to make the rules governing legislative redistricting to become clearer, more transparent, and allow for a better representation of state’s population....