Massachusetts Redistricting Competition

Common Cause Massachusetts will be holding a citizens redistricting competition this summer for the state of Massachusetts.  The Congressional maps should have 9 districts, State Senate maps should have 40 districts, and State House maps should have 160 districts.  See information below.

Ten years ago redistricting was politics as usual.

This time around we can make sure things will be different.

The state legislature is set to draw new legislative districts for the Commonwealth this fall. Now it’s your turn to get involved.

Help raise the standard of fair redistricting in Massachusetts by submitting your own map to Common Cause MA’s first Redistricting Olympics. You can make sure the peoples’ interests are truly represented. Winning maps will be submitted to the legislature for review and will also be awarded cash prizes ($750 State House Map; $500 Congressional Map; $500 State Senate). Your map(s) should also include a brief (no more than a page) explanation as to why you think the map(s) should be drawn as you propose.

Now accepting submissions. Maps will be accepted until August 15th subject to extension. Please email all maps and questions to redistrictma@gmail.com.

The criteria for evaluating the maps can be found here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wJEPff_ov0dh_wgRDfbe2lqUbvVIF6b7VL-gefDpx1Y/edit?hl=en_US&authkey=CLef4ng      

To create your maps you may use any software of your choosing.  Here is a link with instructions for how to use one possible free redistricting software:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C_UPcFNnVb6n25c7n503VUSuwbHoXVPNYl23MkhJGXc/edit?hl=en_US&authkey=CKXwqtQL