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Maryland’s Daily Times hails Census reform bill

Activists and the major paper on Maryland's Eastern Shore are hailing the passage of the No Representation Without Population act.

by Peter Wagner, April 23, 2010

I forgot to post this last weekend, but it’s worth sharing now.

On April 17, the Daily-Times on Maryland’s Eastern Shore hailed the passage of Maryland’s new No Representation Without Population Act. A day earlier, the paper interviewed local activists who also cheered the passage of the law.

The “No Representation Without Population Act” requires prisoner populations be counted in their home districts, not where they are incarcerated.

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  1. LA Daily News op-ed: Prison census bill would get redistricting right next time +
  2. Census reform bill passes Illinois House Committee +
  3. Glenn Martin says New York should demand Census reform +

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