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Legislators, secretary of state go to court over redistricting They seek more time due to census delays; Republicans renew push for independent panel. Oregon lawmakers and the secretary of state outlined their next steps on the redrawing of legislative and congressional district lines, even though census-block data critical to the process will not be available for six more months. Meanwhile, some Republican lawmakers and others have called for an independent commission to do the redrawing, although it would take a statewide vote to change the state constitutional requirements for leg...

A 2020 file photo of an envelope containing a 2020 census letter. The COVID-19 pandemic and lawsuits around the every-ten-years population count is delaying the release of census results this year, creating challenges for Oregon lawmakers. A six-month delay of U.S. Census data means lawmakers could miss their shot at redrawing legislative and congressional districts. As they work to regain control of their oversight of key political maps this year, Oregon lawmakers are pulling in outside help. In a brief hearing Friday, a legislative committee approved a motion to contract with the law firm M...

Lawmakers will seek outside help for redistricting questions Lack of census data, tight deadlines spur Legislature to consider its limited options. Oregon lawmakers bowed to the inevitable Friday, Feb. 19, on what to do next about redistricting. A committee voted to hire outside lawyers to advise them how they can proceed with redrawing legislative and congressional district lines without having the necessary census-block data in hand. The U.S. Census Bureau announced Feb. 12 that such data will be delivered to Oregon and other states around Sept. 30, three months after Oregon's leg...