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Redistricting? Get Involved!

March 10, 2011 By carmen

April is around the corner, and with it Massachusetts will receive the Census Data that will officially start the redistricting process. MassVote, together with a wide array of organizations including ONE Massachusetts, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: civic-engagement, redistricting

Political Redistricting: Capuano goes to the Senate

September 18, 2009 By marcus-graly

Detail of the City of Boston No towns or Cities are divided between districts, except Boston.  In the difference maps that follow, dark green represents towns that are in both the old and new district.  Light green is for towns … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: redistricting

Removing Lynch in 2012

September 13, 2009 By marcus-graly

Notable Changes: The 1st district (Blue) picks up Northampton and some other nearby towns, smoothing the boarder with the second. The 2nd District (Green) makes up for the loss by grabbing Franklin, Attleboro and some other towns in that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: redistricting, steven-lynch

Let’s count EVERYONE and avoid losing a seat!

August 29, 2009 By AmberPaw

Together we can avoid losing a seat. There are several under counted constituencies, seriously [and this list is not exhaustive] 1.  Children in foster care 2.  Cognitively limited adults in group homes run by DDS 3. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: census, keep-10-seats, redistricting, under-counting

New Districts for Massachusetts

December 9, 2008 By marcus-graly

District 1 Berkshire County Hampshire County, excluding - Ware Hampden County, excluding - Palmer - Monson - Wales - Holland - Brimfield I wanted to include Franklin County in this district, but it would have made the population too large … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: redistricting

GOP to file civil law suit to force redistricting?

December 8, 2008 By AmberPaw

According to today's Taunton Gazette:Looking forward to 2011, the Massachusetts Republican Party is already starting to organize its efforts to redraw the map of legislative and congressional districts throughout the state. In … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: competitive-elections, daniel-winslow, gop, redistricting

Should Voters Pick Candidates, or Candidates Pick Voters?

September 15, 2006 By cos

[...]Norton is divided up into three legislative districts. The largest is the 1st Bristol District, currently represented by outgoing Rep. Virginia Coppola. That district includes precincts 3,4 and 5 in Norton. Currently there are three … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bonifaz, claire-naughton, districts, election-reform, john-bonifaz, massachusetts, norton, redistricting, s.12, tim-schofield

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