Category Archives: redistricting
Breaking: New York Appellate Court Holds NY’s Congressional Redistricting is a Partisan Gerrymander Violating the State Constitution, Gives Legislature Until April 30 to Draw a New Map
You can find the ruling at this link.
The ruling can still be appealed to NY’s highest appellate court.
Anyone expect Democrats to raise the independent state legislature doctrine, arguing that the NY legislature can draw whatever maps it wants… Continue reading
Florida: “DeSantis-sanctioned congressional map passes after Black lawmaker sit in”
WaPo:
The Florida House gave final passage to a new congressional map blessed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) that favors Republicans in as many as four U.S. House seats and erases a seat held by a Black Democrat following… Continue reading
The “primary” link between two seemingly different stories
Earlier this morning I blogged about the institutional structure that caused McCarthy and McConnell to cave in response to pressure from their Trump-supporting GOP base. Superficially, one might think that yesterday’s news about the federal court’s decision regarding Ohio’s redistricting… Continue reading
Breaking: Three-Judge Federal Court, Dividing on Party Lines, Allows Ohio to Use Partisan Gerrymandered Map Helping Republicans in Upcoming State Legislative Elections that Ohio Supreme Court Said Was Unconstitutional
You can find the majority opinion by Judge Thapar and the dissent by Judge Marbley at this link.
The dissent seems correct that this case has created perverse incentives for Ohio Republicans to run out the clock to… Continue reading
“A standard for fair seat proportions in our winner-take-all system”
The following is a guest post from Jeff Barton:
When considering a district map, the term “partisan advantage” as introduced by Jon Eguia and advocated by Alec Ramsay refers to the difference between a party’s ideal and actual seat… Continue reading
“Explainer: Wisconsin’s New State Legislative Maps Compare Unfavorably to Other Court-Adopted Maps on Partisan Equity”
Rob Yablon blogs.
“Democrats’ redistricting gains hit a roadblock: The Supreme Court”
WaPo:
Wisconsin Democrats thought they had won the redistricting war. They took over the governor’s office, competed in and won state judicial races and filed lawsuits as early as they could, determined to prevent another cycle of Republican-leaning maps.… Continue reading
“DeSantis draws congressional map that would dramatically expand GOP’s edge in Florida”
NBC News:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis proposed a new congressional map that would create four more Republican-leaning districts and wipe out Democrats’ national redistricting advantage.The map — which would carve up a Black-held district — was released Wednesday… Continue reading
“Florida Legislature will let DeSantis draw US House maps”
Reid Wilson for The Hill:
The legislature approved a map earlier this year that would have kept most districts largely the way they have existed in recent elections. A new district awarded to Florida after the decennial redistricting process would… Continue reading
“Stung by redistricting rulings, Republicans target state court elections”
Reuters:
Republicans are vowing to spend record amounts in key state supreme court races this fall, seeking to take advantage of a favorable national political environment to elect conservative judges at the state level amid deep political divisions.A string… Continue reading
“With New York District Lines On Hold, Judge Blesses Possible Backup Plan”
NYT:
A New York appeals court judge on Friday signed off on the appointment of a neutral expert to prepare new congressional district lines that could be used if the state’s highest court upholds a lower-court ruling that struck down… Continue reading
“Assessing the Legality of Ohio Supreme Court’s Decision to Deny Moving Primary Election Date”
Mark Brown for Jurist.
“Maryland Gov. Hogan signs redrawn congressional district map, ending monthslong legal and legislative battle”
Baltimore Sun:
Gov. Larry Hogan, ending a monthslong legal and legislative tussle with Democrats, signed a map of Maryland’s congressional districts on Monday that the General Assembly redrew after a judge rejected the first version as extremely partisan.Hogan,… Continue reading