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LetsFixThisCountry.org: Is It End Times for Our Democracy? (March 4, 2013)
The Atlantic CITIES: Why Computers Alone Can't Eliminate Corruption in Redistricting (February 26, 2013)
NewsObserver: N.C. judges hear arguments against election districts drawn by GOP (February 13, 2013)
The New York Times: The Great Gerrymander of 2012 (February 2, 2013)
The Atlantic: The League of Dangerous Mapmakers (October 2012)
Dallas Morning News: Robert Draper: The Dark Art and Modern Science of Redistricting (October 12, 2012)
New York Citizens Redistricting Committee: Testimony of Brian Paul, Research and Policy Coordinator, Common Cause/NY (October 4, 2012)
SILive: 3 City Council districts on Staten Island to be wholly contained (Sept. 9, 2012)
Dodge City Globe: Kansas redistricting trial nears completion (May 30, 2012)
Garden City Telegram: Federal court opens 2-day trial in Kansas remap suit (May 30, 2012)
Lawrence Journal-World: Senator: Gov. tried to end impasse (May 29, 2012)
Real Clear Politics: Federal court opens 2-day trial in Kan. remap suit (May 29, 2012)
Topeka Capital-Journal: Politicians play hardball on map fracas (May 26, 2012)
Missoulian: Speak up on redistricting maps (March 19, 2012)
MTStandard.com: Redistricting: Making it fair for Montanans (March 18, 2012)
Helena Independent Record: Fair for all Montanans (March 13, 2012)
Rutgers Focus: Newark and Camden Law Schools Join Forces to Assist NJ Congressional Redistricting Commission (March 13, 2012)
Tampa Bay Times: Highlights of the Supreme Court ruling on redistricting (March 9, 2012)
Capitol Confidential: Name your redistricting experts (Feb. 27, 2012)
Star Tribune: Redistricting maps to be released Tuesday (February 20, 2012)
The Columbia University Record: Law Professor Named Redistricting Special Master (February 2, 2012; Pg. 5)
DelmarvaNOW.com: Wicomico County steps toward district changes (Dec. 23, 2011)
The Spokesman Review: Idaho Supreme Court sets redistricting arguments for Jan. 5  (Nov. 28, 2011)
DelmarvaNOW.com: Salisbury redistricting briefing is today (Nov. 14, 2011)
MinnPost.com: Minneapolis readies web pages for input on redistricting (Oct. 31, 2011)
KTNF950: Minneapolis readies web pages for input on redistricting (Oct. 31, 2011)
New York Times: Battles to Shape Maps, and Congress, Go to Courts (Oct. 22, 2011)
Maptitude for Redistricting map featured in photo accompanying the article
Arizona Daily Star: Latest proposed map puts Tucson into three congressional districts (Oct. 4, 2011)
Columbia Law School Magazine: Drawing the Lines (October, 2011)
The Spokesman Review: And the new redistricters are at work (Sept. 28, 2011)
The Spokesman Review: Eye on Boise (Sept. 28, 2011)
Blue Collar Muse: TN Lt Gov Ron Ramsey Makes Redistricting Accessible to Public, Transparent and Affordable (Sept. 16, 2011)
The Arizona Eagletarian: Redistricting: Busy Week Ahead (August. 29, 2011)
Farm and Dairy: Website Users Can Create, Submit Legislative Maps (August 18, 2011)
Cleveland.com: Try your own hand at redistricting with ReshapeOhio.org (August 15, 2011)
The Miner: Senators' Redistricting Plan Angers Republican Committee (August 8, 2011)
The Daily Kos: Elections morning digest (August 1, 2011)
The McPherson Sentinel: County Moves to 2nd in Controversial Proposal (July 29, 2011)
The Spokesman Review: Redistricters all agree on one point: Stick with 35 legislative districts (July 26, 2011)
The Providence Journal: Law school class shows redistricting outside political arena (July 21, 2011)
The Miner: Senator asks that cities return to single district (July 11, 2011)
Island Park News: New district map may end Island Park's isolation (June 30, 2011)
Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition: Redistricting proposal for Addison County would alter local house districts (June 21, 2011)
CDAPress: Redistricting Hearing in Coeur d'Alene (June 21, 2011)
Addison County Independent: Redistricting proposal would alter local House districts (June 20, 2011)
BlackfootJournal.com: Offer Your Input on Redistricting (June 17, 2011)
Rexburg Standard Journal: Rexburg mayor tells Idaho redistricting commission that city's census count may be wrong (June 16, 2011)
KLIX Radio: Draw Your Own Idaho Redistricting Map (June 14, 2011)
Green Mountain Daily: The Redistricting Club: More Sound and Fury Signifying Nothing (June 9, 2011)
Ridenbaugh Press: A crack at the legislative districts (June 8, 2011)
Lamorinda Democratic Club: Will Lamorinda Be Split Into Three Assembly Districts? (June 7, 2011)
The Spokesman Review: Eye on Boise: Watch It Live (June 7, 2011)
Brandon Durst Blog: Redistricting Here We Come (June 2, 2011)
IdahoStatesman.com: Redrawing Idaho's Political Boundaries Starts Next Week, Public Hearings Set (June 2, 2011)
The Spokesman Review: North Idaho representation on redistricting panel down (June 5, 2011)
IdahoReporter.com: War of words begins over legislative redistricting (May 24, 2011)
Ridenbaugh Press/Northwest: Why there’ll be no Ada-Canyon congressional district (May 19, 2011)
Idaho Mountain Express: Heading for Change (May 18, 2011)
Magic Valley Times-News: New program lets Idahoans have their say on redistricting legislative power (May 11, 2011)
Times-News Capitol Confidential: 67 already signed up to use redistricting software (May 9, 2011)
Delaware Online: Inmate data need not impede redistricting (May 8, 2011)
Boise Weekly: It's Time to Begin Slicing Up Idaho (May 7, 2011)
Lewiston Tribune Blogs: Online redistricting tool available Friday (May 5, 2011)
Redistricting Partners: Columbia Law Congressional Plan Analyzed (May 2011)
NewsDay: New Nassau District Map Drawn at Top Speed (April 30, 2011)
South Carolina Radio Network: 'This isn’t an Excel spreadsheet:' New technology used to draw congressional districts (April 25, 2011)
IdahoStatesman.com: Think Idaho Democrats had a hard time the past 10 years? Just wait. (April 17, 2011)
IdahoReporter.com: With lawmakers gone, redistricting talk takes over the Capitol (April 16, 2011)
Cape Gazette: Legislators call for open redistricting (April 11, 2011)
Lincoln County (ID) Chronicle: 2011 Legislative Review from Wendy Jaquet (April 11, 2011)
San Jose Mercury News: Redistricting site lets locals weigh in (April 6, 2011)
The Washington Post: Va. Redistricting Deal Protects Incumbents and Punishes Challengers, Critics Say (April 2, 2011)
Cape Gazette: Sussex may get more seats in Leg Hall (March 27, 2011)
Occasional Planet: Redistricting: Out of smoke-filled rooms, onto citizens’ laptops (March 22, 2011)
Maptitude mentioned on The Diane Rehm Show: The Constitution Today: Redistricting (March 22, 2011)
Delaware Online: You, too, can redraw Delaware’s political map (March 21, 2011)
The Iowa Republican: The Politics of Iowa's Redistricting Process (March 17, 2011)
Maptitude proposed by The Rose Institute for the Citizens Redistricting Commission, Sacramento, CA (March 14, 2011)
Green Mountain Daily: Redistricting - How Does it Work? (March 2, 2011)
Columbia Law School: DrawCongress.org (March 2011)
STLToday: Missouri's Congressional Districts Must be Redrawn (Feb. 25, 2011)
Idaho Legislature: Maptitude
Idaho Press Tribune: Big Changes in Store for Legislative Districts (Feb. 21, 2011)
IdahoStatesman.com: ‘Political blood sport’ of redistricting gets under way in Idaho (Feb. 21, 2011)
Fair Plan 2020: 2011 Redistricting Underway (Feb. 21, 2011)
Swing State Project: CA CD36 Open Seat, Two Big Candidates Uses Maptitude maps to examine California CD36 race (Feb. 14, 2011)
San Diego Democrats: California Redistricting Commission - Mapping Tools and Redistricting Assistance Sites (Feb. 7, 2011)
National Journal: Redistricting Q&A with Foundation for the Future's Bill Burke (Jan. 27, 2011)
FOX News: Pros Plan New Shapes for Redistricting Map (Jan. 25, 2011)
Swing State Project: Daily Digest (Jan. 19, 2011)
Roll Call: Political Cartographers Train to Redraw Districts (Jan. 18, 2011)
Columbia Law School: Students Get Chance to Shape Congressional Districts After the Census (Jan. 5, 2011)
Newsobserver: The Draw (Dec. 19, 2010)
Brattleboro Reformer: Panel Begins Redistricting Project (November 17, 2010)
PBS NewsHour: Cartographic Clout: GOP, Democrats Vie for Redistricting Dominance (Oct. 20, 2010)
Yahoo Contributor Network: Better LGBT Representation for Ventura County: Utilizing the Next Redistricting Process for the Ventura County Board of Supervisors (Oct. 29, 2009)
Political Professional: DIY Democracy (Sept. 1, 2008)
Forbes: DIY Democracy (Sept. 1, 2008)
The Rose Report: How Redistricting Can Create a Springboard for Presidential Candidates (July 24, 2008)
SpatiaLogic: The Political Bull's Eye; Persuading the Right People with Microtargeting (Feb. 2006)
PoliticalVanguard.com (2006)
Wired: Pinpointing Voters on a Map (Oct. 2004)
POV: Last Man Standing: Politics Texas Style (July 2004)
Newsweek: Where the Voters Are (March 29, 2004)
The Nation: The Redistricting Wars (Dec. 29, 2003)
The New Yorker: The Great Election Grab (Dec. 8, 2003)
Campaigns and Elections: Computer Technology and Getting Out the Vote (August 2003)
Government Technology: Drawing Better Boundaries (Sept. 2001)
GeoWorld: Web Mapping Opens Redistricting and Reapportionment in Colorado (Sept. 2001)
The Baltimore Sun: Redistricting Options Grow with Technology (May 8, 2001)
Wall Street Journal: New Computer Software Makes Redistricting Easier, Accessible (Jan. 31, 2000)
Boston Globe: Building Digital Democracy (Jan. 31, 2000)