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Feb 09 2018
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Eric Holder leads Democrats to war on gerrymandering
With Democrats facing an uphill climb to win back Congress and state legislatures thanks in part to gerrymandering, former Attorney General Eric Holder is leading a new party effort to redraw the lines with President Barack Obama's backing.
NBC News (Online)Nov 03 2020
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Republicans have dominated redistricting. Here’s why that could change.
State-level politics matter a lot to voters’ lives, from new laws to the drawing of political districts. While “down-ballot” races tend to get little attention, this year some significant rebalancing of power in state legislatures could occur.
Georgia residents Larry and Helene Hunt – an African American couple who vote straight-ticket Democrat – have figured out over the years that “
Christian Science MonitorJun 27 2019
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Supreme Court Redistricting Decision Could Reshape US Politics
The Supreme Court says federal courts have no role to play in policing political districts drawn for partisan gain. The decision could embolden political line-drawing for partisan gain when state lawmakers undertake the next round of redistricting following the 2020 census.
The justices said by a 5-4 vote on Thursday that claims of partisan gerrymandering do not belong in federal court
CBNAug 12 2021
Analysis
What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State
Arguably the most important factor in the 2022 midterm elections will be congressional redistricting. Where will each party gain power? Lose power? And will the new districts even be drawn in time for next year’s primaries? Right now, though, the redistricting process is behind schedule due to delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Census Bureau has now released the block-level data
538 (ABC News)Aug 24 2023
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Redistricting advocates fail to clear first legal hurdle in multi-step process: Capitol Letter
Try, try again: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost sent a proposed overhaul of Ohio’s system of drawing political maps back to the drawing board. Andrew Tobias reports that Yost identified nine examples of what he said were misleading claims in the summary language submitted by backers of the overhaul. Citizens Not Politicians has said it will try to address Yost’s concerns and resubmit the plan
Cleveland Plain DealerAug 24 2023
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Ohio AG Dave Yost blocks the big gerrymandering amendment as too confusing, and he’s right! Today in Ohio
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Backers of a proposal to overhaul Ohio’s system of drawing political maps must rewrite language after Attorney General Dave Yost rejected the group’s summary of the proposed measure’s effects. We’re talking about the problems with the wording, and how the step could make the idea easier for voters to understand on Today in Ohio. Editor Chris Quinn hosts our daily half-hour
Cleveland Plain DealerOct 25 2023
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Common Cause: Flawed, partisan, redistricting measure gets a public hearing and overwhelming opposition at the Capitol last week - WisPolitics
At the Capitol last Thursday October 19th in the first officially sanctioned legislative public hearing on redistricting reform legislation held in 14 years in Wisconsin, virtually everyone who testified, did so in opposition to the partisan Republican redistricting legislation – Senate Bill 488 & Assembly Bill 415. Only four people — all of them Republican legislators — spoke strongly in
Wis PoliticsApr 23 2024
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North Carolina legislators return to adjust the budget and consider other issues
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina General Assembly six months after it wrapped up a landmark session in 2023. The House and Senate planned to gavel in daily floor meetings at midday Wednesday. The last time most legislators were together in Raleigh was in late October, when redistricting maps were debated and enacted. Odd-numbered-year sessions begin in January, but those in even-
Associated PressNov 23 2012
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Gerrymandering partisan lock: Shape of things to come
Two years after the 2010 census, new congressional districts have been set in the decennial reapportionment process run by the states, and some members joining the House of Representatives will be representing amorphous areas resembling the letter U, a rifle, an octopus and, yes, the salamander that gave “gerrymandering its name. Gerrymandering was pioneered two centuries ago in 1812 by
Washington TimesJun 26 2023
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Supreme Court unfreezes Louisiana redistricting case that could boost power of Black voters
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Monday lifted its hold on a Louisiana case that could force the state to redraw congressional districts to boost Black voting power. The order follows the court's rejection earlier in June of a congressional redistricting map in Alabama and unfreezes the Louisiana case, which had been on hold pending the decision in Alabama. In both states, Black voters are a
ABC News (Online)