Four questions that Wisconsin justices weighing new electoral maps must answer – Isthmus | #elections | #alabama
The four-justice state Supreme Court majority that seems intent on ordering some new legislative district maps must answer some very complex logistical and political questions in whatever ruling it issues. In three hours of lively debate on Nov. 21, conservative justices repeatedly stressed that the district lines the court ordered in April 2022 are a […]
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Georgia voting groups fear court ruling on Arkansas maps hurts chances to challenge election laws | #elections | #alabama
A federal appeals court ruling last week is the latest sign in a shifting national landscape limiting the ability of minority voters to challenge voting laws on claims of racial discrimination. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the ruling of a federal district judge who dismissed a lawsuit filed by organizations representing Black […]
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Balance of state’s political power on the table when lawmakers gather for special session this week | #elections | #alabama
When state lawmakers meet this week to redraw Georgia’s political maps, a national audience will follow the debate over the creation of an additional court-ordered majority Black district in west metro Atlanta. But Georgia political observers say the forced reworking of the state’s legislative maps could also prove consequential. Lawmakers have until Dec. 8 to […]
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State of Alabama agrees to pay $515,000 special master bill in redistricting lawsuit | #elections | #alabama
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall agreed to pay a requested $515,000 bill from court-appointed special master Richard Allen for fees and expenses related to drawing congressional redistricting maps in October for the 2024 election. In October, a panel of three federal judges chose a map for Alabama to use in its upcoming congressional elections in […]
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Federal judge to hear request next week to block NC’s new Senate districts | #elections | #alabama
RALEIGH, N.C. — Plaintiffs in the state’s latest redistricting lawsuit asked federal judge James Dever Monday to speed up hearings on their request to block the new state Senate map before filing for the 2024 elections opens on Dec. 4. Dever agreed to require a response from the State Board of Elections by the Monday […]
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Federal appeals court dismisses Arkansas redistricting lawsuit
A federal appeals panel on Monday affirmed a lower court’s ruling and dismissed a case challenging Arkansas’ state redistricting map, asserting that only the United States attorney general can enforce the Voting Rights Act. A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that private individuals can’t sue under Section 2 of […]
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Federal judge rules Georgia’s district lines violated Voting Rights Act and must be redrawn | #elections | #alabama
Washington — A federal judge ruled Thursday that some of Georgia’s congressional, state Senate and state House districts were drawn in a racially discriminatory manner and ordered state lawmakers to draw an additional Black-majority congressional district. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones, in a 516-page order, also said the state must draw two new Black-majority districts […]
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Election fix may be in, voters won’t be shut out | #elections | #alabama
CBC Editorial: Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023; editorial #8884 The following is the opinion of Capitol Broadcasting Company The fix is in. Republicans make up 30% of North Carolina’s voters. But the partisan complexion of those North Carolinians who will populate the chambers of the state’s legislative branches of government will be quite to the contrary. […]
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Federal judges ‘chose the map that is the most Democratic’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
The map a federal court picked for the 2024 congressional elections in Alabama was the “most Democratic” of the three options, according to the Alabama Republican Party. A spokesperson for the Alabama Republican Party said in a statement after the map was announced on Thursday, “While we continue to have the utmost respect for the […]
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Which states could get new congressional maps in 2024? | #elections | #alabama
An updating tracker of developments in midcycle redistricting. Last Updated: October 3, 2023, 11:58 AM ET LinkShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Developments in mid-cycle Redistricting After the 2020 census, each state redrew its congressional district lines (if it had more than one seat) and its state legislative districts. 538 closely tracked how redistricting […]
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