Arizona Supreme Court Issues Opinion Explaining Why It Blocked Governor from Removing Head of Independent Redistricting Commission
Here.
Category Archives: redistricting
“Van Hollen appeals redistricting ruling to U.S. Supreme Court”
News from Wisconsin.
Another Lurking Issue in the Texas Redistricting Cases
Warning: Inside baseball post: Last night I posted a question about when we will see the DC Court in the Texas redistricting case. I received a few responses, including one from a longtime reader (critical of section 5) who notes… Continue reading
Just Wondering Dept?
Isn’t it about time we get the opinion from the three-judge DC Court considering the merits of the Texas redistricting preclearance challenge?
Expert Reports in Florida Redistricting Case
DOJ’s Tom Perez’s Rutger’s Speech on Voting Rights
Here. Lots of comments on Texas redistricting, the voter identification cases, and Florida’s new voting law. Perez says that because of evidence of discriminatory intent or effect, section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is still “critically necessary.”
“Road to Democratic House Majority Bypasses Pennsylvania”
Bloomberg: “he road to a Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives used to run through the industrial battleground states of Pennsylvania (BEESPA) and Ohio (BEESOH). That’s no longer so as Republicans, in control of the largest… Continue reading
“GOP Redistricting Bolsters Vulnerable House Members”
WSJ reports.
“NY’s Redistricting Process Continues in Legal Purgatory”
WNYC: “Like a sequel to a horror movie most people never saw in the first place, New York’s redistricting saga continues to play out in court rooms and administrative offices from Washington, DC and Albany.”
“Arizona: Redistricting Plan Pre-Cleared”
Roll Call reports.
“Federal court dismisses Michigan redistricting case”
AP reports.
“Can Someone Put a Stop to the Insanity of Political Redistricting?”
Nick Stephanopoulos: “Americans have gotten used to this baroque struggle, but it’s worth remembering that most foreign observers consider it bizarre, even pathological. Compared to other countries with similar electoral systems, the American model of redistricting is an extreme… Continue reading
“Redrawn Districts Present a Hurdle for Democrats”
NYT: “As Democrats try to orchestrate a state-by-state drive to retake control of the House of Representatives, an unexpected hurdle has arisen in New York, an overwhelmingly Democratic state that should have been friendly terrain.”
Texas Redistricting: Too Late for DC Preclearance Case to Affect 2012 Primaries
I had been speculating that the three-judge court in DC might be holding its opinion until it would be too late for the court’s opinion to affect the 2012 elections. This would be simply for administrative reasons—Texas could not handle… Continue reading