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Election legislation tracking: Redistricting
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Redistricting is the process of enacting new district boundaries for elected offices, particularly for offices in the U.S. House of Representatives and state legislatures.
All United States Representatives and state legislators are elected from political divisions called districts. The states redraw district lines every 10 years following the completion of the United States census. The federal government requires that districts must have nearly equal populations and must not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity.[1]
On this page, you will find:
- Current redistricting legislation
- Redistricting bills enacted this year
- More information about redistricting laws in each state
The legislation on this page is curated through Ballotpedia's Election Administration Legislation Tracker. As election laws change, you can use the tracker to keep up with the latest developments in redistricting legislation in all 50 states. Use the bill search feature to view all redistricting bills or filter for bills related to:
Redistricting legislation
The table below lists bills related to redistricting introduced during (or carried over to) each state's regular legislative session this year. The following information is included for each bill:
- State
- Bill number
- Official bill name or caption
- Most recent action date
- Legislative status
- Sponsor party
- Topics dealt with by the bill
Bills are organized by state and then by most recent action. The table displays up to 100 results. To view more bills, use the arrows in the upper-right corner. Clicking on a bill will open its page on Ballotpedia's Election Administration Legislation Tracker, which includes bill details and a summary.
Enacted bills
- See also: Enacted election legislation, 2025
States enacted 112 redistricting bills from 2022 to 2024. The embedded table below lists all bills enacted this year. For more information about election legislation proposed and enacted in 2025, visit our election legislation tracker.
- In 2022, state lawmakers enacted 19 bills.
- The state that approved the most bills in 2022 was Louisiana, with six.
- In 2023, state lawmakers enacted 72 bills.
- The state that approved the most bills in 2023 was Texas, with 21.
- In 2024, state lawmakers enacted 21 bills.
- The state that approved the most bills in 2024 was South Carolina, with eight.
- In 2025, state lawmakers have enacted the following bills related to redistricting:
Who's in charge of redistricting?
- See also: State-by-state redistricting procedures
Congressional redistricting
Most states are required to draw new congressional district lines every 10 years following completion of United States Census (those states comprising one congressional district are not required to redistrict). In 33 of these states, state legislatures play the dominant role in congressional redistricting. In nine states, commissions draw congressional district lines. In two states, hybrid systems are used, in which the legislatures share redistricting authority with commissions. The remaining states comprise one congressional district each, rendering redistricting unnecessary. See the map and table below for further details.[2][3]
State legislative redistricting
In 34 of the 50 states, state legislatures play the dominant role in state legislative redistricting. Commissions draw state legislative district lines in 14 states. In two states, hybrid systems are used, in which state legislature share redistricting authority with commissions. See the map and table below for further details.[2][3][4]
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See also
- Redistricting
- States conducting redistricting before 2026 elections due to court rulings or legal requirements
- Election Policy
- Voting Policy
External links
- ↑ All About Redistricting, "Why does it matter?" accessed April 8, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 All About Redistricting, "National Summary," accessed July 29, 2024
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The American Redistricting Project, "State," accessed July 29, 2024
- ↑ NCSL, "Redistricting Commissions: State Legislative Plans," December 10, 2021
