“Democrats Get No Extra Time to Gather Names for Redistricting Issue Petition”
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Category Archives: redistricting
California Republicans Complain to Obama DOJ That CA Redistricting Violates Section 5 of VRA
“California high court rejects challenges to redistricting”
The end of this LA Times article notes: “Some minority rights groups, particularly Latinos, complained that the maps did not properly reflect their growth and threatened to sue in federal court. So far, none has.”
“Arizona Governor Starts Impeachment Process Against Redistricting Panel”
Whoa.
Capital Notes Report on Redistricting Decision, Including Reaction from Chuck Bell
Here.
“Redrawn Districts Could Shake Up Congress”
NPR’s “Talk of the Nation” explores.
Breaking News: California Supreme Court Denies Writ Petitions in Redistricting Cases
My good friends at Horvitz and Levy have the details, and the procedures of what may happen next in the courts.
“Feds: Rick Perry-Signed Texas Redistricting Plan Reduces Voting Power Of 479,704 Hispanics”
“Since the 1990s, black Democrats and Republicans have been in an “unholy alliance” when it comes to redistricting.”
An alliance unraveling?
“Battles to Shape Maps, and Congress, Go to Courts”
The New York Times offers this report. It includes this interactive graphic.
“Ohio remap dispute churns toward legal showdown”
The Toledo Blade reports.
“Partisan theater caused election process chaos”
This Cincinnati Enquirer editorial begins: “Ohio’s election process was thrown into disarray this past week, and both political parties are squarely to blame for the mess – Republicans for cynically drawing new political district maps heavily tilted in their… Continue reading
“2012 Redistricting: Top 10 races between House incumbents”
The Fix reports.
“Wisconsin: Senators facing recalls will have to run in elected districts, not newly redrawn ones”
The Recall Election Blog reports.