City-County Council approves redistricting plan...

The following report from Indianapolis Recorder writer Tyler Fenwick was first published in the Recorder, and is shared through The Indiana Citizen redistricting reporting project. The Indianapolis City-County Council voted to approve new local voting districts May 2, bringing an “...”

Common Cause says process rather than result is the problem with counc...

Julia Vaughn says Indianapolis City-County Council leaders did some things right when they drew a proposed new map of council districts. But that doesn’t make up for flaws in how the map was created. “I think, in some ways, they did good job,” said Vaughn, policy director o “...”

With bipartisan support and in front of a small audience, council comm...

The following report from Indianapolis Recorder writer Tyler Fenwick was first published in the Recorder, and is shared through The Indiana Citizen redistricting reporting project. If this was supposed to be the redistricting grand finale, the fireworks stand tipped over and the “...”

Indy Democrats unveil proposed council districts; public hearing set f...

Democratic leaders of the Indianapolis City-County Council will introduce proposed new council districts at a meeting tonight. The districts, if approved, would take effect for 2023 city elections. A map of the proposed districts was posted online late last week. A public hearin “...”

City-County Council receives redistricting report, continues to rebuff...

The following report from Indianapolis Recorder writer Tyler Fenwick was first published in the Recorder, and is shared through The Indiana Citizen redistricting reporting project. A consulting group tasked with gathering input on redistricting for the City-County Council release “...”

A NEW VOICE FOR REFORM: In northern Indiana city of Goshen, mayor̵...

Goshen has joined the very short list of Indiana cities that are turning to citizen commissions to take at least some of the politics out of redistricting. The northern Indiana city of 35,000 will establish a commission to redraw its five city council election districts in respon “...”
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Citizens commission launches ‘shadow’ Indianapolis redistricting p...

The Indianapolis Citizens Redistricting Commission began its work Saturday with a webinar on redistricting basics and a call for the city-county council to adopt a more “open and transparent” approach to redrawing city election districts. The citizens’ commission will also “...”
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Redistricting reformers announce members of independent citizens panel...

UPDATE: The Indianapolis Citizens Redistricting Commission, an independent, politically balanced group formed to propose redistricting maps for the Indianapolis City-County Council, has announced its members. Like the Indiana Citizens Redistricting Commission formed in 2021 to pr “...”

Lee Hamilton commentary: Democracy takes it on the chin in redistricti...

Around the country, states have been taking on the task of coming up with new lines for congressional districts. And with about two-thirds of the districts for the next decade mapped out, a recent New York Times analysis found something discouraging. The people drawing redist “...”

Judge approves settlement of legal dispute over St. Joseph County redi...

UPDATE: An Elkhart County judge has approved the settlement of a legal dispute over redistricting in St. Joseph County, clearing the way for a redrawn set of district maps for county commissioner and council districts. Wednesday’s action in Elkhart Superior Court followed v “...”