Civil Rights Groups and Activists Unite on Redistricting Standards

The Campaign Legal Center, Inc., the League of Women Voters, and Americans for Redistricting Reform released a "Statement of Essential Principles on Redistricting" in August, following a meeting of legal experts, civic leaders and academics from across the country at the Pocantico Center. The Pocantico Redistricting Conference, convened by RBF grantees League of Women Voters and Campaign Legal Center, allowed this diverse group of individuals and organizations to explore how voters can participate in the redistricting process in 2011 and beyond.

Signatories to the statement will continue to work together through the 2010 Census and the next round of redistricting to increase transparency and civic engagement in the process.