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Sep 26 2023
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Steve Marshall: Alabama voters will be ‘racially gerrymandered’
Alabama voters will be “racially gerrymandered” under a court-ordered redistricting map after the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the state’s emergency stay to use a map drawn by the Republican state Legislature in July, state Attorney General Steve Marshall said. “The State will now be encumbered with a racially gerrymandered, court-drawn map for the 2024 election cycle,” the attorney
AL.comMar 20 2024
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Akron Public Schools approves redistricting plan that includes multiple closures, student transfers
The lengthy plan notably calls for the closure of Firestone Park Elementary School and the moving of STEM High School to the current Robinson CLC building. Example video title will go here for this video Example video title will go here for this video The Board of Education approved the final proposal Wednesday night following several changes and input from members of the community. The
WKYC 3Sep 20 2021
Analysis
The redistricting wars
Republicans are trying to gerrymander themselves into control of the House of Representatives — and they very well might succeed.
A seat in Tennessee here, seats in Ohio and Missouri there. Multiple seats, perhaps, in Texas, Florida, North Carolina, and Georgia. There are more possibilities, and they add up. Draw lines on the map that flip enough Democratic districts to safe GOP ones (
VoxJan 17 2024
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Wisconsin GOP leader slams proposed maps as ‘gerrymander’
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s powerful Republican Assembly leader said Tuesday that he hopes the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court adopts new constitutional legislative boundary maps, even as he slammed proposals from Democrats as “a political gerrymander” and threatened an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. The court tossed Republican-drawn maps, long considered among the country’s most
Minnesota LawyerFeb 27 2024
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How the new congressional redistricting map would affect Long Island
ALBANY — A new map of New York’s congressional districts would subtly shift Long Island districts to, in theory, help two Republicans and one Democrat. The new map was outlined in a bill drafted by the Democratic-led State Legislature late Monday night and is poised to be approved by lawmakers later this week. On Long Island, the 3rd Congressional District — held by Rep.-elect Tom Suozzi (D-
NewsdayFeb 26 2024
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New York legislature rejects House maps from redistricting panel
The New York House and Senate on Monday rejected a proposed slate of House maps from the state's Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC), further complicating a now years-long dispute on the state's district lines. The IRC voted 9-1 in February to approve a slate that made only minor alterations to the current maps. The commission in 2022 could not agree on a proposal and instead submitted
Just The NewsSep 07 2023
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Ohio Supreme Court dismisses congressional redistricting cases
The Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed two cases over congressional districts in Ohio. The decision isn’t a complete surprise because the groups filing the complaints asked for the dismissals earlier this week. But struggles over partisan gerrymandering in Ohio and elsewhere are far from over. The complainants continue to maintain that Ohio’s congressional districts — as well as its
AlterNetSep 07 2023
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State Supreme Court dismisses congressional redistricting cases
The Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed two cases over congressional districts in Ohio. The decision isn’t a complete surprise because the groups filing the complaints asked for the dismissals earlier this week. But struggles over partisan gerrymandering in Ohio and elsewhere are far from over. The complainants continue to maintain that Ohio’s congressional districts — as well as its
Ohio Capital JournalFeb 16 2024
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Wisconsin Picks New Legislative Maps That Would End Years of GOP Gerrymandering
Wisconsin’s dinosaur-shaped legislative district could soon be history. The curiously drawn district and other oddities associated with the state’s extreme gerrymandering would be erased in new voting maps passed this week by the Wisconsin Legislature. A state Supreme Court decision finally forced Wisconsin Republicans to cede an advantage they enjoyed for more than a decade with maps that
ProPublicaFeb 02 2024
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Gov. Evers: Releases statement regarding expert report submitted to Wisconsin Supreme Court in redistricting lawsuit
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers tonight released a statement regarding the expert report submitted to the Wisconsin Supreme Court today in a redistricting lawsuit relating to the state’s legislative districts. Importantly, the expert report specifically addresses maps submitted by Republicans in the Wisconsin State Legislature and the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, stating, in part: “[T]
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