US redistricting: are Republicans trying to rig the maps? | The fight to vote

It's easy to say reform is failing. But from officials in Virginia, Ohio and Michigan, I heard a much more nuanced story

Hello, and happy Thursday,

As states undertake the high-stakes, once-a-decade redistricting process, several places are testing new ways to prevent partisans from rigging the maps. The news does not sound good.

Two ballot measures to expand voting access failed in New York last week, stunning voting rights advocates. I reported on how that happened.

I interviewed Georgia's secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, about his efforts to push back against Donald Trump.