An unusual filibuster
Those of you who went to bed early on the east coast to get a bit of rest for SCOTUS missed a wild evening in Texas. Redistricting is apparently not the only topic that prompts unusual legislative procedure in Austin.
Category Archives: redistricting
“Counting prisoners, political motives at play in redistricting debate”
After prior districts were struck down, Kentucky is set to take up its state legislative redistricting in a special session. (paywall)
Not at issue, yesterday or today? Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Kentucky wasn’t a covered jurisdiction. It’s… Continue reading
Shelby County and Texas
As usual, Michael Li breaks down the ramifications of today’s decision for all of the continuing controversy in Texas.
One of the curiosities: Texas redrew state and federal district lines in 2011. A DC federal court denied preclearance for those… Continue reading
BREAKING NEWS: Section 4 of VRA struck down
The wait is over. SCOTUSblog reports that section 4 of the VRA has been struck down — the formula for determining preclearance coverage. The Chief Justice wrote the opinion, with Justices Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan in dissent.
UPDATE: The… Continue reading
“Turning the Political Map into a Partisan Weapon”
The tenth in a Boston Globe series discusses partisan control and use of the redistricting process.
There’s no doubt that the redistricting process shifts (and shores up) partisan control of seats. The article also attributes increasing legislative polarization to the… Continue reading
No VRA section 5 opinion today
SCOTUSblog is reporting that Shelby County, the case about section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, is not one of today’s opinions. So stay tuned for Thursday (or before, if the Court announces another opinion day. There are six cases… Continue reading
Alaska redistricting board votes on three draft plans
Alaska is one of three states (with Kentucky and Texas) with interim maps for 2012 that have to be redrawn. On Thursday, it passed three draft plans to shop around the state in upcoming hearings.
That bit of news is… Continue reading
“Federal fight? Texas redistricting likely headed back to feds”
“How the Voting Rights Act Hurts Democrats and Minorities”
“An In-Depth Report on California’s First-Ever Citizen Redistricting Commission – ‘When the People Draw the Lines'”
From the League of Women Voters:
In the past decade, California voters have worked to increase their voice in the democratic process through passing laws that wrestled power from California legislators. Through Propositions 11 and 20, Californians took a… Continue reading
Texas Redistricting Deal Coming?
Could be (via Michael Li).
“Beshear Says He Will Soon Decide When to Schedule Legislative Redistricting”
The latest from Kentucky.
How Anglos and Minority Voters May Think Differently About Redistricting and Communities of Interest
Cogent observations from Michael Li.