Poll: “Very Few Voters Understand What’s Happening With Redistricting”
Some fascinating responses in this Morning Consult survey about public awareness and perception about redistricting and thoughts on redistricting rationales.
Category Archives: redistricting
“Democratic gains in legislative maps might not last long”
AP:
The surprising advantage Democrats gained during the torturous process of rewriting the nation’s congressional maps may be short-lived, creating the potential for more frequent clashes over how political power should be distributed across the United States.As the once-a-decade… Continue reading
“Ohio Republicans discussing impeachment of Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor after map ruling”
Columbus Dispatch:
House Republicans are discussing whether to impeach Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor after the Ohio Supreme Court rejected a third set of legislative maps and effectively ended all hope of a full May 3rd primary.The court struck down… Continue reading
“Gov. Sununu promises veto for NH Republicans’ redrawn congressional map”
WMUR:
Gov. Chris Sununu said Thursday he will veto the congressional redistricting map approved by his fellow Republicans in the New Hampshire Legislature.The map has been hotly debated for months. In the once-a-decade redistricting process, New Hampshire House Republicans… Continue reading
“In Ohio, a Standoff Over Political Maps Threatens the Next Elections”
Michael Wines for the NYT.
“Ohio Supreme Court rejects Republicans’ third set of state legislative maps”
Cleveland.com:
The Ohio Supreme Court, for a third time, has rejected Republicans’ state legislative maps, a move that state legislative leaders have said likely will result in a delay for at least part of the May primary.In … Continue reading
“Exercise in Tediousness:” “Federal panel to decide fate of Mich. congressional map after unequal population complaints”
Detroit News:
A federal three-judge panel will decide whether Michigan’s newly adopted congressional district map should be redrawn to secure more equal populations after more than an hour of arguments Wednesday that one judge described as an “exercise in tediousness.”An… Continue reading
David Toscano: “State Supreme Courts Open New Front in the War on Hyperpartisan Redistricting”
The following is a guest post from David Toscano:
Ohio, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina have been on the frontlines of partisan division for over a decade, often being viewed as swing states in national electoral contests. Now, each state’s… Continue reading
Wisconsin Republican Members of Congress File Emergency Supreme Court Petition to Block New Wisconsin Congressional Districts Ordered by State Supreme Court (Link to Petition)
The petition raises due process and one person, one vote arguments, so different than other recent challenges to congressional districting done by state supreme courts and challenged at SCOTUS.
Rucho v. Common Cause and a weak version of the claims in the North Carolina partisan gerrymandering dispute
Some commentary, here at ELB and elsewhere, has critiqued some of the justices’ statements in Moore v. Harper, the partisan gerrymandering case out of North Carolina, as inconsistent with the Court’s decision in Rucho v. Common Cause. But… Continue reading
Read Wisconsin’s Emergency Supreme Court Petition Seeking to Overturn Redistricting Maps Approved by State Supreme Court
The claim in this petition relates to the Voting Rights Act and racial gerrymandering claims.
“Wisconsin Republicans to appeal redistricting case to U.S. Supreme Court”
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
A day after losing before Wisconsin’s high court, Republicans detailed plans Friday to take their redistricting fight to the U.S. Supreme Court. Republicans asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday to block the ruling it issued … Continue reading
“DeSantis says he’ll veto congressional map. Florida lawmakers passed it anyway.”
Tampa Bay Times:
Gov. Ron DeSantis couldn’t have made his message clearer: “I will veto the congressional reapportionment plan currently being debated by the House. DOA,” he wrote in a tweet delivered just minutes after legislators began final debate… Continue reading
“With legislative redistricting at a crucial stage, most Americans don’t feel strongly about it”
Pew Research Center:
The once-a-decade process of legislative redistricting is a topic of intense interest for both parties and scores of lawmakers whose jobs may be riding on the outcome. But when asked their view of how redistricting is being… Continue reading