Drawing Democracy Report - Achieved 80% of The Drawing Democracy Coalition’s Goals! →

It's been a couple of months since the redistricting maps that we worked so hard on became law. Since then, we've been busy developing our final report that summarizes our big wins and key takeaways from the process.

Because we couldn't have done all of this with you, we wanted to be sure that you were one of the first to see our final report. Click here to read and download it – and please share it far and wide! We want everyone to see the all of the hard work that went into this process and the results we were able to deliver for our communities.

Following Defeat of Federal Voting Bill in U.S. Senate, Election Modernization Coalition Urges Massachusetts Legislature to pass VOTES Act →

The Massachusetts Election Modernization Coalition is deeply disappointed that the U.S. Senate cannot find a way to pass the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act to protect access to the ballot box across the country. Senate Republicans had previously blocked even beginning debate on legislation passed by the U.S. House, including the For The People Act and the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

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Baker to Decide Fate of Voting District Bill →

HYANNIS – A bill is in the works that would postpone the re-precincting of the state before redistricting, which would change the current order of the process.

The census data needed to perform the “re-princincting” in timely manner was held up due to the complications of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Concerns among officials and residents that rushing the process would not allow enough time for resident feedback pushed the bill through both the house and senate.

Proponents for the bill claim that it would help to reduce gerrymandering and unfair drawing of district lines.

Allowing for proper and equitable representation of voters is a concern of those backing the bill.

It is now up to Governor Charlie Baker to determine whether or not the bill, H. 3863, is signed into law.

One of the groups advocating for the bull is the Massachusetts Voter Table, which seeks to encourage more eligible individuals to take part in making their voices heard through voting.

Coalition Calls for Citizens, Community Groups' Input on New District Maps →

The first batch of 2020 Census data came out this week, with population counts and an announcement of the number of representatives each state will have for the next decade, but key block-by-block information for drawing new voting district maps will be delayed until the fall.

Good-government groups said that delay means it is as important as ever to get the public engaged in the redistricting process.

Beth Huang, executive director of Massachusetts Voter Table, a partner of the Drawing Democracy Coalition, said it's really important the Census Bureau have the time and space to make sure data used to draw maps is as accurate as it can be.

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