Lawmakers in Alabama argued over new maps as required to be redrawn by Friday to follow guidelines set forth in a Supreme Court ruling which upheld the same ruling by a federal district court’s three-judge panel in June. The legislature was required to redraw districts to conform to Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act…
“Alabama Does What Alabama Does” Black Lawmakers Decry SCOTUS Forced Redistricting Maps Passed by GOP
July 22, 2023
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Orange County Hires Professional Firm to Redraw Legislative Districts
July 9, 2023
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The Orange County Legislature passed a resolution on July 6 to hire Boston-based Applied Geographics to assist in its decennial redistricting process. Applied Geographics was picked out of four firms by a selection committee based on criteria such as qualifications, experience, timelines, and costs, according to a recent rules committee meeting. The firm has over…
NC Supreme Court Hands Win to GOP on Redistricting, Voter ID
February 4, 2023
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The North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday handed a victory to the state’s Republican legislators by siding with a petition that asked the high court to rehear cases involving election maps and voter identification laws. In a vote along partisan lines, the state’s Supreme Court voted 5–2 to rehear the two cases in March—ones that…
DeSantis Vetoes New Congressional Maps Approved by Florida Legislature
March 30, 2022
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday vetoed the state’s newly drawn congressional map and called for a special session to redraw them in April. The Republican governor claimed the congressional map, which was submitted by both chambers of the Legislature, violated the 14th Amendment. “We have a responsibility to produce maps for our citizens…
Ohio Supreme Court Rejects State’s Legislative Maps for 3rd Time
The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a pair of state legislative maps for a third time and ordered them to be redrawn, casting doubt on the state’s upcoming May 3 primary. In yet another 4–3 decision, the high court found the bipartisan Ohio Redistricting Commission’s third attempt at drawing the House and Senate maps had…
Wisconsin GOP Appeals Redistricting Loss to Supreme Court
March 14, 2022
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Wisconsin Republicans are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reject an electoral map drawn by the state’s Democratic governor, Tony Evers, which they say is racially skewed, in favor of one crafted by the GOP-controlled state legislature. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin voted 4-3 to adopt congressional and legislative districts drawn by…
Supreme Court Denies GOP Redistricting Plans in North Carolina, Pennsylvania
March 8, 2022
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The Supreme Court late Monday rejected requests from Republicans in North Carolina and Pennsylvania to halt new congressional maps approved by courts in those states that are more favorable to Democrats. In North Carolina, the map most likely will give Democrats an additional House seat in 2023. The Pennsylvania map also probably will lead to…
North Carolina Candidates Scramble for Seats After Last-Minute Redistricting
February 24, 2022
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With only three months before the 2022 election, some North Carolina politicians are struggling to choose their voters. The confusion springs from a last-minute redistricting by the state’s supreme court which has made several leaders reconsider which district they should run in. When Republicans turned in a congressional redistricting map on Feb. 17, the state…
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Picks New Congressional District Map
February 23, 2022
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For the second time in a row, the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court has chosen a new Congressional district map instead of the General Assembly, which is tasked with the job. For months, members of the General Assembly sought public input and worked to draw a new map. Republicans, who control Pennsylvania’s House and Senate, agreed…
Democrat Group Sues to Strike Down GOP Redistricting Plan in Kansas
February 15, 2022
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Just four days after the Republican-controlled Kansas legislature approved the state’s 2022 congressional reapportionment map, Democrats are asking a county court to strike it down. The complaint was filed on Feb. 14 in Wyandotte County District Court by attorneys from the Grissom Miller Law Firm of Kansas City, Missouri, and the Elias Law Group of…
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