Nonpartisan Campaign Seeks to Reform Illinois Redistricting

[politicallefty]

I do support nonpartisan redistricting for all states, but I'm rather annoyed that this sort of movement is largely concentrated in Democratic states (with the obvious exception being the failed initiative in Ohio last year). I'll admit that Democrats got dealt a good hand in California, but the state's geography favours Democrats (LA County and the Bay Area are just too far gone for Republicans) and the state has also moved considerably to the left over recent years. Ohio and Michigan seem like strong possibilities for good redistricting measures before the next Census. Unfortunately, most Republican gerrymanders are immune to initiatives that bypass the legislature, like Pennsylvania or North Carolina.