Voting Rights Decision May Curb Push to Diversify Georgia, Alabama Utility Commissions – Capital B News | #elections | #alabama
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Brionte´ McCorkle was “furious” when a federal appeals court ruled in late November that Georgia could keep its current method of electing its powerful utility regulators. She punched her kickboxing heavy bag so hard that it broke. “I busted the bag, I was that mad,” she said. But, McCorkle added, “We’re not going to let […]
Read MoreFederal appeals court won’t rehear closely watched Arkansas redistricting case
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A federal appeals court on Tuesday declined to reconsider a ruling that private individuals can’t sue under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits abridging the right to vote on the basis of race. The panel’s majority cited largely procedural issues in its decision to deny the request for the full 8th Circuit […]
Read MorePower Is On the Line as Lawmakers Draw New Political Districts | #elections | #alabama
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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 […]
Read MoreGeorgia 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 […]
Read MoreThe Decision That Could End Voting Rights | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
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A federal court’s opinion yesterday could render the Voting Rights Act meaningless, if the Supreme Court upholds it. Robert Abbott Sengstacke / Getty November 21, 2023, 9:32 AM ET The right to vote free of racial discrimination was won by blood and sacrifice, those of both the soldiers who fought to preserve the Union and […]
Read MoreRedistricting fights in these 10 states could determine which party controls the US House | Politics-national | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
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(CNN) — Around the country, politicians are waging high-stakes battles over new congressional lines that could influence which party controls the US House of Representatives after the 2024 election. In North Carolina, the Republicans who control the state legislature have crafted a map that could help them flip at least three seats. Democrats, meanwhile, could […]
Read MoreNC Democrat: ‘Sue the bastards’ over maps. Can that be a winning strategy? | WFAE 90.7 | #elections | #alabama
This story first appeared in WFAE reporter Steve Harrison’s weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get the news first in your inbox. Democratic Rep. Wiley Nickel of Cary didn’t hold back about the new Republican-passed congressional map, which gives the GOP the clear advantage in 10 of 14 seats. Democrats are strong favorites in three districts, and […]
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