State lawmakers host redistricting town hall meeting
Members of Georgia’s Legislative Black Caucus and Fair Count are traveling around the state holding redistricting town hall meetings. Thursday night, they made a stop …
Pleas for fairness meet political reality in Georgia redistricting
“I worry these hearings will be nothing,” Marijke Kylstra of the advocacy group Fair Count said at the Martinez meeting. “If people can’t comment on …
In U.S. redistricting fight, citizens come armed with a new weapon: their own maps
More than 125 organizations have launched “mapping drives” using Representable, including Fair Count, which has been hosting “Mapping Mondays” workshops in Georgia with an emphasis …
Citizen Mappers Fight for Fair Districts
“It’s ultimately about letting people speak for themselves and what districts they’d like to be in and if they feel they have fair access to …
‘X’ Marks the Spot: Officials Map a Route Out of the Pandemic
The Count Me In initiative in Georgia — which was created by Stacey Abrams, the former Georgia Democratic candidate for governor — has taken a …
Athens Residents Want Fair Political Districts
Legislators have been told to save any correspondence on redistricting in anticipation of discovery. And a coalition of groups that includes Stacey Abrams’ Fair Count, …
State lawmakers host redistricting town hall meeting
Members of Georgia’s Legislative Black Caucus and Fair Count are traveling around the state holding redistricting town hall meetings. Thursday night, they made a stop in Savannah.
Pleas for fairness meet political reality in Georgia redistricting
“I worry these hearings will be nothing,” Marijke Kylstra of the advocacy group Fair Count said at the Martinez meeting. “If people can’t comment on the maps once they’re drawn, …
In U.S. redistricting fight, citizens come armed with a new weapon: their own maps
More than 125 organizations have launched “mapping drives” using Representable, including Fair Count, which has been hosting “Mapping Mondays” workshops in Georgia with an emphasis on reaching rural Black communities…
Citizen Mappers Fight for Fair Districts
“It’s ultimately about letting people speak for themselves and what districts they’d like to be in and if they feel they have fair access to representation currently,” said Djemanesh Aneteneh, …
‘X’ Marks the Spot: Officials Map a Route Out of the Pandemic
The Count Me In initiative in Georgia — which was created by Stacey Abrams, the former Georgia Democratic candidate for governor — has taken a similar approach.
Athens Residents Want Fair Political Districts
Legislators have been told to save any correspondence on redistricting in anticipation of discovery. And a coalition of groups that includes Stacey Abrams’ Fair Count, the Southern Poverty Law Center, …
