Minnesota Redistricting Project:

The Center for the Study of Politics and Governance carries out its Minnesota Redistricting project with the generous support of the Joyce Foundation and guided by its Advisory Board chaired by Vice President Walter Mondale and former Governor Arne Carlson. The project uses research, media coverage, briefings for lawmakers and non-profit and public interest organizations, and formulation of legislative proposals to place the reform of redistricting on the public and governmental agendas and to contribute to build support for enacting a non-partisan redistricting process that works and increases electoral competition in Minnesota.

The Center's Minnesota Redistricting project provides non-partisan information and analysis of Minnesotan elections, the competitiveness of legislative races, and the consequences of weak competition as well as public education and engagement that helps to place redistricting reform on the agendas of the public and policy makers.

The goal of the project is to generate serious legislative consideration of redistricting reform that ultimately results in an increase in electoral competition and contributes to improving citizen confidence in the power of their vote.

For more information on Redistricting, contact Jennifer Thompson, Coordinator, 612.625.5340 or by email: thom0572@umn.edu.

The Minnesota Redistricting Project is made possible in part by the generous support of The Joyce Foundation. For more information about Joyce Foundation funded projects and priorities, please see: www.joycefdn.org

Reports

Redistricting Reform Report

Redistricting Reform to Fix a Broken System and Restore Competition

Testimony

January 11, 2008 - State and Local Government Operations and Oversight Committee

Testimony by former Vice President Mondale, former Governor Arne Carlson, former Governor Al Quie, former Supreme Court Chief Kathleen Blatz, former Majority Leader Roger Moe, former Secretary of State Joan Growe, and CSPG Director Lawrence R. Jacobs.

• Audio
• Video
• Transcript - Testimony of Lawrence R. Jacobs

Media

Video:

January 12, 2008 -- In The Know: Love Politics? Don't Watch Its Making (WCCO)

January 12, 2008 -- Mondale urges lawmakers to let someone else redraw political maps (KARE 11)

January 11, 2008 -- A Push for Non-Partisan Redistricting (TPT Almanac)

January 11, 2008 -- Four Years Out, Debate Over Redistricting Begins in Minnesota (KSTP)

January 11, 2008 -- Plan: Retired Judges Would Do Redistricting (WCCO)

Audio:

January 11, 2008 -- In-studio interview with Arne Carlson on the Dan Barreiero show (KFAN-AM)

Print:

April 15, 2008 -- Some points for Pogemiller (MPR)

January 24, 2008 -- Rethinking Redistricting: Mondale-Carlson proposal offers a way to make state politics more competitive (Minnesota Daily)

January 22, 2008 -- Legislative Redistricting Could Use an Overhaul (Park Rapids Enterprise)

January 17, 2008 -- A Better Way to Draw New Political Maps; Mondale-Carlson proposal belongs on 2008 session agenda (Star Tribune)

January 12, 2008 -- Better Maps, Better Politics (Pioneer Press)

January 12, 2008 -- The lines on political district maps... (Associated Press)

January 12, 2008 -- Political Veterans Testify on Redistricting Process (ECM Publications)

January 12, 2008 -- Politicians Urge Removing District Boundaries (Various)

January 11, 2008 -- Do Redistricting Right, Coalition of Minnesota political all-stars tells Legislature (Pioneer Press)

January 11, 2008 -- Four Years Out, Debate Over Redistricting Begins in Minnesota (Associated Press)

January 11, 2008 -- Live Blog: Redistricting Hearing at the Capitol (Smart Politics)

January 11, 2008 -- Mondale, Carlson Want Retired Judges to do Redistricting (Associated Press)

January 11, 2008 -- Panel Recommends Changes to Election Redistricting Laws (MPR)

January 11, 2008 -- Reformers Want Politics out of Political Mapping (Star Tribune)