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Through data collection, legal analysis, and in-depth research, NRF’s Policy Lab examines attacks on fair representation and develops innovative, data-driven solutions—advancing transparent mapmaking and policies that put power back in the hands of the people.

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NRF Comment on Administration’s Proposed Changes to Census Residence Criteria & Demographic Questions NRF Comment on Administration’s Proposed Changes to Census Residence Criteria & Demographic Questions

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A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) issued by the Census Bureau would make several significant, detrimental changes to the 2030 Census.  The Trump Administration is…

  • Census

Census IRS Rule Threatens College Town Representation Census IRS Rule Threatens College Town Representation

Continue ReadingCensus IRS Rule Threatens College Town Representation

Using IRS data fails to count college students accurately, wildly distortingpopulation data. The Census Bureau has proposed concerning changes to the 2030 Census. A Notice…

  • Census

How Partisan Gerrymandering Limits Access To Reproductive Freedom How Partisan Gerrymandering Limits Access To Reproductive Freedom

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Gerrymandered legislatures target reproductive freedom in North Carolina, Indiana, Georgia, South Carolina, and Kansas. In the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s…

  • Gerrymandering

How Partisan Gerrymandering Enables Corruption How Partisan Gerrymandering Enables Corruption

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Gerrymandering has enabled legislatures from Ohio to Florida to enrich and empower themselves, all at the expense of the voters they serve.  Partisan gerrymandering affects…

  • Gerrymandering
  • Policy Analysis

How Partisan Gerrymandering Limits Access to Direct Democracy How Partisan Gerrymandering Limits Access to Direct Democracy

Continue ReadingHow Partisan Gerrymandering Limits Access to Direct Democracy

Gerrymandered legislatures target direct democracy measures across Florida, Arkansas, South Dakota, Utah, and Ohio. In states across the country, legislatures that have gained power through…

  • Gerrymandering
  • Policy Analysis
  • Voting Rights

Some Common Questions (And Answers!) On The Census Some Common Questions (And Answers!) On The Census

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Amidst mid-decade redistricting, and recent discussions about the Census, we wanted to provide some common questions, and answers, about redistricting and census data. What is…

  • Census
  • Policy Analysis

Toplines: How Courts And Defenders Of Gerrymandering Misused an Obscure Rule to Disenfranchise 2.5 Million People Toplines: How Courts And Defenders Of Gerrymandering Misused an Obscure Rule to Disenfranchise 2.5 Million People

Continue ReadingToplines: How Courts And Defenders Of Gerrymandering Misused an Obscure Rule to Disenfranchise 2.5 Million People

Weaponized misapplications of Purcell have harmed civil rights.  Voting rights litigation serves as an important check on discriminatory elections legislation, especially as election rules are…

  • Policy Analysis
  • The Purcell Project

Purcell Report: How Courts And Defenders of Gerrymandering Misused an Obscure Rule to Disenfranchise 2.5 Million People Purcell Report: How Courts And Defenders of Gerrymandering Misused an Obscure Rule to Disenfranchise 2.5 Million People

Continue ReadingPurcell Report: How Courts And Defenders of Gerrymandering Misused an Obscure Rule to Disenfranchise 2.5 Million People

Purcell has been weaponized against civil rights to enable gerrymandering. Many election observers talk about the “horse race” in the run-up to elections. But a…

  • Policy Analysis
  • The Purcell Project

The SAVE Act Could Disenfranchise Millions of American Citizens: Passport Data Shows How The SAVE Act Could Disenfranchise Millions of American Citizens: Passport Data Shows How

Continue ReadingThe SAVE Act Could Disenfranchise Millions of American Citizens: Passport Data Shows How

The SAVE Act Makes Registering or Re-Registering to Vote Needlessly Challenging In January 2024, Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) re-introduced the SAVE Act in the U.S.…

  • Policy Analysis
  • The SAVE Act