Professor Ed Larson, "A Constitutional Fix for Gerrymandering" -- Richmond Times-Dispatch

Professor Edward J. Larson's opinion article, "A Constitutional Fix for Gerrymandering," is published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The article considers that Congress can  impose uniform rules on elections as it is empowered under the Constitution.

Excerpt from "A Constitutional Fix for Gerrymandering"

Without resorting to the near-impossible task of amending the constitution, opponents of gerrymandering could call on congressional candidates to pledge their support for legislative reform and hold them to account if elected. At the very least, like the 1911 Act, that law should require contiguous, compact single-member districts. Beyond this, it could mandate that states use non-partisan commissions to draw district lines, proscribe partisan gerrymandering, and give voters the right to enforce its provisions in court. Individual states have adopted such reforms in the past but rescinded them when other states gerrymander. Only uniform, national rules can stop gerrymandering.

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