Mapping America 2020 Webinar Schedule
Redistricting Basics and the 2020 Census
May 5, 2:30 to 4:30 pm EDT

Redistricting is a complicated undertaking. The data used is intricate, the law is often convoluted, and
timelines are too often inflexible. There is even more volatility this year with the impact of the coronavirus on
American life.
Hour 1: Get a basic overview of the tools and skills you need for redistricting and an insight into some of the
best practices and pitfalls learned from mistakes and successes in previous redistricting cycles.
Hour 2: Shifting timelines, a new approach to differential privacy protections, the impact of the coronavirus
on the enumeration, new questions on the 2020 Census form, and more promise to make the 2020
Census the most complicated and contentious in decades. Hear from experts about how you can prepare.

Changes in Redistricting Law
May 13, 2:30 to 4:30 pm EDT

The rules have changed. Liberal groups have spent millions of dollars on litigation targeting electoral maps
and redistricting practices. While they have been successful in forcing some states to redraw lines the main
impact has been on redistricting law itself and the nature of legislative privilege.
Hour 1: Learn more from leading experts on the volume and impact of liberal litigation this decade and the
changing redistricting legal landscape heading into 2021.
Hour 2: The bulk of redistricting litigation will be heard in state courts in the 2020s. Experts will discuss the
challenges and opportunities that new reality will present.

The Fourteenth Amendment, Voting Rights Act, and Recent Academic Literature
May 14, 2:30 to 4:30 pm EDT

It is important to have a basic understanding of the literature in order to effectively defend or litigate against
redistricting plans. This is particularly true in the quickly evolving landscape of how the topics of race and
ethnicity are considered when drawing election districts.
Hour 1: Get an update on where the law currently stands, where it may be going, and how redistricting
interacts with the Voting Rights Act and Fourteenth Amendment.
Hour 2: Hear from academic experts and lawyers on the latest redistricting literature that will inform the next
decade and get advice on how and when to utilize expert witnesses.

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 Mapping America 2020 Webinar Schedule
Redistricting Data Science
May 19, 2:30 to 4:30 pm EDT

Redistricting is a technical and data-intensive undertaking. Whether you are a legislator, map drawer, or
lawyer, you will have to have a working knowledge of how your redistricting dataset was developed and then
utilized during the redistricting process.
Hour 1: Hear about the data and geographic information system resources that inform map drawing
decisions and learn more about the data and GIS tools available to you.
Hour 2: Learn about the assets available from Fair Lines America and Fair Lines America Foundation.

Commission Litigation and Engagement
May 21, 2:30 to 4:30 pm EDT

Conservatives have struggled to effectively engage with redistricting commissions, but are waking up to the
challenges they pose and the unconstitutional structures they utilize. In order to succeed in the next decade
conservatives must take a more wholistic approach to these commissions. This session will discuss the
challenges of engaging with commissions and some of the legal theories driving commission litigation.
Hour 1: Learn about the legal challenges moving through state and federal courts and the theories those
lawsuits are built around.
Hour 2: How to engage with redistricting commissions and what you need to be doing now.

Talking About Redistricting

May 27, 2:30pm EDT to 3:30pm EDT
Conservatives must be able to communicate more effectively about redistricting. This session will give you
the tools you need to defend your maps, push back against liberal redistricting strategies, and go on offense.
Hour 1: Learn about the messaging challenges of redistricting, how to simplify your message, and
communicate clearly and consistently about the process.

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