Yes, the #ForthePeopleAct would prevent gerrymandering this cycle.
Aug. 16 is the #CensusBureau deadline for delivering local-level population data to states — and the date on which #gerrymandering can begin.
While there are minor differences in how the #ForthePeopleAct deals with the 2020 redistricting cycle compared to future cycles, the guidelines are largely similar. In both cases, it bans partisan redistricting, enables independent redistricting commissions and requires a baseline amount of public input. More specifically, under the For the People Act's "criteria for #redistricting," the bill says that fair districts will "not favor or disfavor one party or another." RepresentUs published a brief that goes into much more detail on the similarities and differences between how the bill would govern redistricting in the 2020 cycle and future cycles.
Read the entire article at: https://thefulcrum.us/redistricting/for-the-people-act-23975129
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