Stop Gerrymandering of Election Districts - Advocate for an Indpendent Redistricting Commission

There is a good article in the News Journal on the risks and potential problems of impropriety that often occur with redistricting of the districts of elected officials after the census data arrives each decade.

Delaware is still very susceptible to abuse by elected officials, as we do not have an independent redistricting commission in Delaware.

Legislators get to draw their own districts, and have a tendency to put themselves over the voting public.

Civic League for New Castle County Director Frank Simms has been battling this problem for years, and successfully won the 2004 case when we had to force the State to act on redistricting as required by law.  Please read the 2004 Civic League Newsletter for background on the last time redistricting occurred in Delaware, and required legal action to force our elected officials to do the right thing.

There has been a bill in the Delaware State Legislature for years, but it has gone nowhere.  The vast majority of the legislators put themselves over the voters and will not support this bill.

A great quote from Frank Simm's was included in the article that sums up the problem:

"When they can draw the lines to protect their jobs, our votes mean nothing," said Frank Simms, director of the Civic League for New Castle County.