About Americans for Redistricting Reform

Americans for Redistricting Reform (ARR) is a national nonpartisan umbrella organization comprised of groups from across the political spectrum that recognize the critical need to reform our nation’s redistricting process. Americans for Redistricting Reform is committed to raising public awareness of redistricting abuses and promoting solutions that benefit voters and strengthen our democracy.  The organizing principle of ARR is that voters should choose elected representatives, not the other way around.

Advisory Committee member organizations in ARR include:  Brennan Center for Justice, Campaign Legal Center, Committee for Economic Development, Common Cause, Council for Excellence in Government, Fair Vote, League of Women Voters, Reform Institute, Republican Main Street Partnership, and U.S. PIRG.  A number of civil rights groups are also involved in this project and have offered helpful advice and information on redistricting reform.

ARR partners have a wide variety of interests and viewpoints from across the political spectrum. However, they agree that there two essential elements to redistricting reform. The first is changing the procedures that states use to draw legislative districts, including independent commissions, transparency and public participation, and representation of community diversity. The second is establishing uniformly accepted standards for how to draw and evaluate districts, including adherence to the commands of the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act, competitiveness, partisan fairness, respect for political subdivisions and communities or interest, and compactness.

ARR activities are supported by the partner organizations as well as generous assistance from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.