Redistricting
2 tracked measures relating to redistricting, in 1 state.
Topic labels are applied by this site to group related measures. They are a navigation aid, not a legal classification, and they are not assigned by any state.
Nevada
2 measures
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Withdrawn
This proposed constitutional amendment would have moved responsibility for drawing Nevada's legislative and congressional districts from the Legislature to a seven-member independent…
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Did not qualify
This proposed constitutional amendment would have added a right to equal treatment in all aspects of representative government regardless of party affiliation, explicitly naming…
About redistricting ballot measures
Redistricting measures decide who draws a state's legislative and congressional district lines, what criteria they must follow, and what recourse exists if the maps are challenged. Proposals commonly move the job from the legislature to an independent or bipartisan commission, or change the rules the mapmaker — whoever it is — has to obey.
Two design details do most of the work in these measures. The first is the order of criteria: population equality, compliance with federal voting-rights law, contiguity, respect for county and city boundaries, communities of interest, and competitiveness are usually all listed, but the text ranks them, and the ranking decides what the maps look like. The second is the appointment mechanism for any commission — who nominates, who can veto a nominee, what partisan balance is required, and what majority is needed to adopt a plan.
Because they bind the legislature, redistricting measures are almost always constitutional amendments, and they typically specify the census or election cycle they first apply to. That effective date is worth checking: a measure passed in one cycle may not change a single district until several years later.
Wording, numbering, and certification status are set by each state and can change up to the printing of the ballot. Every summary above links to the records it was built from; where those records disagree with this page, the records govern. Confirm the final ballot text with your state or county election authority before you rely on it.