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Redistricting after 2020 census and election
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[link=https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2021/10/ohio-supreme-court-justice-pat-dewines-refusal-to-recuse-from-lawsuit-involving-father-may-be-unprecedented.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=cleve_sf&utm_medium=social]https://www.cleveland.com…&utm_medium=social[/link]
Ohio Supreme Court Justice Patrick DeWines refusal to recuse himself from trio of redistricting lawsuits, in which his father — Gov. Mike DeWine — is a defendant who will testify as a witness, might be unprecedented.
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[b]Gerrymandering Surges as States Redraw Maps[/b][/h1]
[link=https://apnews.com/article/redistricting-gerrymandering-46ceaf3fb90a4ce3b2fc026c7c18e747]Associated Press[/link]: With fewer legal restraints and amped up political stakes, both Democrats and Republicans are pushing the bounds of the tactic long used to draw districts for maximum partisan advantage, often at the expense of community unity or racial representation.-
[link=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-governor-calls-on-biden-doj-to-add-his-states-democratic-legislature-gerrymander-to-texas-suit]https://www.foxnews.com/p…rymander-to-texas-suit[/link]
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[h1]The Redistricting Turnaround[/h1] [link=https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1473752773837602823]https://twitter.com/Redis…us/1473752773837602823[/link]
Dave Wasserman:
Factoring in CA/AZ/NJ,[b] redistricting is shaping up to be close to a wash.[/b]
The biggest casualty? Competitive seats.
In the 27 states that are complete (or nearly):
Trump +5 or more: 106 -> 117 (+10%)
Biden +5 or more: 138 -> 144 (+4%)
Highly competitive: 34 -> 19 (-44%)[link=https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2021/12/22/redistricting-is-going-surprisingly-well-for-democrats]Joel Wertheimer[/link] at Data for Progress:
Redistricting is Going Surprisingly Well for Democrats[/h1]
Democrats’ use of non-political commissions as a reform probably has hurt them in the redistricting fight. California could easily be made a 50-2 state with partisan redistricting and Colorado could have been made 6-2. And Democrats have likely made themselves more vulnerable to losing a substantial number of seats in even a mild red wave: those three Nevada seats discussed above could all be lost. In New Mexico, Democrats could lose a seat that is currently safe. These maps have also made a blue wave less likely to turn into large majorities, with Republicans building their walls higher in states like Texas, locking in a number of seats with harsh conditions.
But Democrats have rightly made the calculation that the goal is to get to 218 seats and to control a majority. Their redistricting decisions make that goal more plausible in a 50-50 election year. Perhaps they lose the House in 2022 as in-power parties typically do in midterms. In 2024, however, Democrats may be able to avoid the fate that Democrats faced in 2012, when they won a majority of the national popular vote but still lost the House.…
when redistricting is finished, more districts in 2022 will be to the left of Joe Bidens 4.5-point national margin against Trump than in 2020. This is about as good an outcome as Democrats could have hoped for.
[/QUOTE][link=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/23/redistricting-turnaround/]Paul Waldman[/link]:
Just in the past few days, the conventional wisdom on redistricting has undergone a dramatic shift. The most informed redistricting experts now say it appears that this process will look more like a wash, or even that [i]Democrats[/i] might gain a few seats.
How did this happen? Here are the key factors:
[ul][*]Republicans had already gerrymandered so aggressively in the post-2010 redistricting that they had limited room to add to their advantage.[*]In the relatively small number of states where they had the opportunity, Democrats are gerrymandering with equal vigor.[*]In some places, Republicans opted to consolidate their current position rather than take a riskier path that might expand their seats.[*]Independent redistricting commissions wound up not hurting Democrats in the way some feared they would. [/ul] [/QUOTE]
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[link=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-governor-calls-on-biden-doj-to-add-his-states-democratic-legislature-gerrymander-to-texas-suit]https://www.foxnews.com/p…rymander-to-texas-suit[/link]
Exposing the partisan agenda! I like it.
Maryland is great. Anytime some democrat is prattling on about the evil republican gerrymander, all you need to do is to put up a map of Maryland’s 3rd Congressional district.
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[b]Michigans Maps Set Up Fair Fight[/b][/h1]
One of the countrys most gerrymandered political maps has suddenly been replaced by one of the fairest, the [link=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/29/us/politics/michigan-congressional-maps.html]New York Times[/link] reports.
A decade after Michigan Republicans gave themselves seemingly impregnable majorities in the state Legislature by drawing districts that heavily favored their party, a newly created independent commission approved maps late Tuesday that create districts so competitive that Democrats have a fighting chance of recapturing the State Senate for the first time since 1984.-
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[b]Michigans Maps Set Up Fair Fight[/b]
One of the countrys most gerrymandered political maps has suddenly been replaced by one of the fairest, the [link=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/29/us/politics/michigan-congressional-maps.html]New York Times[/link] reports.
A decade after Michigan Republicans gave themselves seemingly impregnable majorities in the state Legislature by drawing districts that heavily favored their party, a newly created independent commission approved maps late Tuesday that create districts so competitive that Democrats have a fighting chance of recapturing the State Senate for the first time since 1984.
Cool! Next up – Illinois and Maryland. HA!
I’m a democrat and I approve independent redistricting counsels in all Republican-led states. Attempts at redistricting in Democrat-led states are assaults on democracy.
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Redistricting Looks Like a Wash[/h1]
[link=https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/house-overview/2022-house-overview-still-gop-advantage-redistricting-looks-wash]Cook Political Report[/link]: The surprising good news for Democrats: on the current trajectory, there will be a few more Biden-won districts after redistricting than there are now producing a congressional map slightly less biased in the GOPs favor than the last decades. The bad news for Democrats: if President Bidens approval ratings are still mired in the low-to-mid 40s in November, that wont be enough to save their razor-thin House majority (currently 221 to 212 seats).
Key takeaway: Because Democrats currently possess the lions share of marginal seats, estimating the practical effect of new lines in 2022 still points towards a wash or a slight GOP gain.-
Yep. Still better to put up electable candidates rather than rely on gerrymandering.
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I was listening to local PBS this morning talking about Ohio races. We have dems that don’t even want to run because they know there’s no chance. So they’ve taken the why bother putting in time and money philosophy. They also said OH is not a very deep bench for dem candidates.
Th other concern is the nuts are coming out of the woodwork to run against DeWine. Not that I’m a huge DeWine guy but he’s got some real maga bat sharttery running against him.-
From out here it’s hard to tell the difference between Ohio and neighboring states like WV and Kentucky/Tenn.
Who still thinks it’s a swing state anymore? Biden won the presidency without carrying Ohio, something that’s not been done since 1960.-
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From out here it’s hard to tell the difference between Ohio and neighboring states like WV and Kentucky/Tenn.
Who still thinks it’s a swing state anymore? Biden won the presidency without carrying Ohio, something that’s not been done since 1960.
I don’t think anything is like WV. Biden shouldn’t even bothered being on that ticket. I don’t off the top of my head know of any city in WV that would be urban. Even Charleston is basically just Johnstown PA.
Most of the heavily GOP states are going to try and make impossible for the Dem to win. And I think that’s by any means necessary. Like letting GOP legislators trump the votes of the people, or voter suppression.
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Almost 1 year old but conclusion, I mean “opinion” still stands true. This is the reason why Gerrymandering and voter suppression is so important to Republicans.
[link=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/03/19/age_group_patterns_explain_gops_popular_vote_losses_538545.html]https://www.realclearpoli…ote_losses_538545.html[/link]
In 2020 the Republican Party broke its own record by losing the presidential popular vote for the fourth consecutive election. The previous GOP record was three elections beginning in 1992 when Bill Clinton defeated President George H.W. Bush and ending in 2004 when President George W. Bush won reelection.
The fact is that after landslide Republican victories in 1980, 1984, and a sizable win in 1988, five GOP presidential nominees and two incumbents lost the popular vote in seven of the next eight quadrennial elections.
Why that happened involves a complicated set of variables including rapid social, cultural, religious, educational, demographic, and political change occurring on a grand national scale since 1992.
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Almost 1 year old but conclusion, I mean “opinion” still stands true. This is the reason why Gerrymandering and voter suppression is so important to Republicans.
[link=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/03/19/age_group_patterns_explain_gops_popular_vote_losses_538545.html]https://www.realclearpoli…ote_losses_538545.html[/link]
In 2020 the Republican Party broke its own record by losing the presidential popular vote for the fourth consecutive election. The previous GOP record was three elections beginning in 1992 when Bill Clinton defeated President George H.W. Bush and ending in 2004 when President George W. Bush won reelection.
The fact is that after landslide Republican victories in 1980, 1984, and a sizable win in 1988, five GOP presidential nominees and two incumbents lost the popular vote in seven of the next eight quadrennial elections.
Why that happened involves a complicated set of variables including rapid social, cultural, religious, educational, demographic, and political change occurring on a grand national scale since 1992.
Yes we know that. It’s actually the only way they can win the Presidency. It’s the best way for them to hold congress. dergon showed us nicely how the democrats have improved but not fixed the problem. Time to do it the old fashioned way. Get electable Democrats on the ballot, at least n the places where they have a chance. By electable I mean not far left.
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[link=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/06/lawmakers-cry-foul-about-gerrymandering-that-their-side-isnt-doing-it-enough/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_politics]Lawmakers howl about gerrymandering that their side isnt doing it enough[/link]
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I’ve come to view gerrymandering similarly to a military build-up while trying to prevent a war with a hostile enemy.
The ideal goal is to get to a diplomatic and peaceful solution (federal anti-gerrymandering / voting right legislation). But until you get to that point unilateral disarmament just encourages the hostile power to take more territory and create facts on the ground that makes a peaceful solution less likely. So you’re pretty much oglibated to continue the build-up yourself until diplomacy finally breaks through. -
[link=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/judges-decision-north-carolina-voting-map-could-affect-control-us-congress-2022-01-06/]Judges’ decision on North Carolina voting map could affect control of U.S. Congress[/link]A legal battle over whether North Carolina’s new congressional map illegally favors Republicans over Democrats is headed to a panel of judges, one of several lawsuits that could influence who controls Congress after this year’s midterm elections.
Lawyers for Democratic voters and advocacy groups told a trio of state Superior Court judges in Raleigh on Thursday that the map, which the Republican-controlled legislature approved in November, effectively deprives Democratic voters of representation by ensuring Republicans will win a majority of seats under almost any circumstance.
But a lawyer for Republican lawmakers argued that the redistricting process was legal and transparent, and he contended that courts cannot reasonably determine when partisan considerations have crossed the line.
A nice little twist ….
[b]Secret maps, now gone, were used to draw parts of NC election map[/b]North Carolina map-makers used concept maps unseen by the public to draw parts of the new state House map now under scrutiny in an ongoing gerrymandering lawsuit, according to a key lawmakers deposition in the case.
House Rules Chairman Destin Hall, who spearheaded the Houses redistricting process, told lawyers suing the state legislature over these maps that he and key staffers retreated to a private room for strategy sessions while drawing maps in a public room at the statehouse.
At times Halls in-house lawyer, Dylan Reel, brought the concept maps they discussed into the public drawing room on his phone, displaying it while Hall drew lines on the public terminal, lawyers in the case said in a filing last week.
Those maps were not saved and are currently lost and no longer exist, Halls legal team said in its response filing.The admission stands in contrast to repeated public promises from Hall and other Republican lawmakers involved in the map-making that this was the most transparent redistricting in North Carolina history.
[link=https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/redirect-to/?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wral.com%2Fconcept-maps-were-used-to-draw-parts-of-house-voting-map%2F20064317%2F]https://www.wral.com/concept-maps-we…-map/20064317/[/link]
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[b]The Ohio Supreme Court has [link=https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/redirect-to/?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dispatch.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2F2022%2F01%2F12%2Fredistricting-ohio-supreme-court-rejects-state-house-and-senate-maps%2F6447740001%2F]struck down the proposed state legislative maps[/link], 4-3.[/b]
Advocates of redistricting reform hailed the decision as a resounding victory for Ohio voters who overwhelmingly approved changes to the state constitution to limit partisan line-drawing in 2015.
This ruling sends a clear message to lawmakers in Ohio: they may not put politics over people,” said attorney Freda Levenson, legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio, who argued for opponents of the maps.
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that the Ohio Redistricting Commission which is tasked with drawing legislative maps and dominated by Republicans could not ignore parts of the Ohio Constitution that required them to attempt to match the statewide voting preferences of voters, [link=https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/0/2022/2022-ohio-65.pdf]according to the court’s majority opinion[/link], written by Justice Melody Stewart.
“We reject the notion that Ohio voters rallied so strongly behind an anti-gerrymandering amendment to the Ohio Constitution yet believed at the time that the amendment was toothless,” Stewart wrote.
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Having now seen firsthand that the current Ohio Redistricting Commission comprised of statewide elected officials and partisan legislators is seemingly unwilling to put aside partisan concerns as directed by the peoples vote, Ohioans may opt to pursue further constitutional amendment to replace the current commission with a truly independent, nonpartisan commission that more effectively distances the redistricting process from partisan politics, O’Connor wrote in a concurring opinion.-
[h1]Confusing Takeaways of the Redistricting Cycle[/h1]
[link=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-countless-confusing-sometimes-contradictory-takeaways-of-the-2021-22-redistricting-cycle/]Nathaniel Rakich[/link] (538):Many analyses of congressional redistricting so far have tried to sum the situation up into a single sentence. While we understand the urge, its increasingly the case that there is no one takeaway from the 2021-22 redistricting cycle.
In reality, the picture is complicated: Democrats have gained seats based on partisanship alone but Republicans have gained when you factor in which party currently holds the seat. The House maps long-term Republican bias has lessened somewhat but its still not an even playing field. Swing seats are getting redrawn to be safer for Democrats but light-red seats are also being redrawn to be safer for Republicans.…
And then theres the fact that even those 26 states may not be done with redistricting. Lawsuits over the new maps loom in at least eight of those states, and one other states map (Ohios) has [link=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/ohios-overturned-congressional-map-shows-how-lawsuits-might-scramble-redistricting/]already been overturned[/link]. Just under two-thirds of the districts whose lines are being challenged (73 out of 110) were drawn by Republicans, too, so there could be substantial upside for Democrats here enough that [link=https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2022/1/14/partisan-gerrymandering-is-bad-and-still-going-well-for-democrats]some analysts[/link] believe the Houses Republican bias will disappear completely. Its too early to know for sure, though, so if theres one piece of advice we can give you, its not to draw any conclusions about redistricting until the ink is dry on the last states map.[/QUOTE]
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[link=https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/590849-florida-redistricting-plan-faces-opposition-from-desantis]https://thehill.com/homen…position-from-desantis[/link]
DeSantis throws a Wrench into Florida Bipartisan redistricting plan [/h1]
{T}he state Senate adopted their own map, one that divides the states 28-member delegation between 14 Republican-heavy districts, eight that favor Democrats and six that would be competitive.
That version passed the Senate in a 31-4 vote, with five members not voting, though over the objections of Latino advocacy groups that say it unduly dilutes their voting power. Republicans control 24 of 40 seats in the state Senate.
…DeSantis this week proposed his own version of a map, which would likely hand his party control of 17 of 28 seats in Congress for the next decade while ensuring Democrats eight seats. The remaining three seats would be narrowly divided between the two parties.
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DeSantis could potentially veto the map put forward by the legislature.
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[link=https://www.newsweek.com/new-yorks-congressional-map-facing-deadline-could-handed-democrats-decide-lines-1672296?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter]https://www.newsweek.com/…amp;utm_medium=twitter[/link]
[h1]New York’s Congressional Map Facing Deadline, Could Be Handed to Democrats to Decide Lines[/h1]
A New York 10-member bipartisan redistricting commission failed to find common ground over redrawn congressional lines, the Associated Press reported.
Earlier this month, lawmakers rejected two plans, one favoring [link=https://www.newsweek.com/topic/democrats]Democrats[/link] while the other favoring [link=https://www.newsweek.com/topic/republicans]Republicans[/link].
If the committee fails to reach a conclusion by January 25, the Legislature, controlled by a majority of Democrats, can take over the process.[/QUOTE]
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In the most impressive of all anti-gerrymandering long shots, [link=https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/redirect-to/?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.al.com%2Fnews%2F2022%2F01%2Falabamas-congressional-redistricting-maps-blocked-federal-judges-seek-more-black-majority-districts.html]Alabama’s new Congressional map has been thrown out[/link] by a panel of US District Court and 11th Circuit judges* for violating one of the remaining sections of the Voting Rights Act and packing most black voters into a single district.
[link=https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/redirect-to/?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aclualabama.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Ffield_documents%2Fmilligan_pi_decision.pdf]Complete ruling[/link] of [i]Singleton v. Merrill [/i](.pdf file)
The suit specifies that the Legislature draw new maps, though an appeal to stop that process is very likely.
*The three-judge panel includes one Clinton appointee and two Trump appointees.
we PRELIMINARILY ENJOIN Secretary [of State John] Merrill from conducting any congressional elections according to the Plan. Because the Milligan plaintiffs are substantially likely to prevail on their claim under the Voting Rights Act, under the statutory framework, Supreme Court precedent, and Eleventh Circuit precedent, the appropriate remedy is a congressional redistricting plan that includes either an additional majority-Black congressional district, or an additional district in which Black voters otherwise have an opportunity to elect a representative of their choice.
We STAY the January 28, 2022 qualification deadline for 14 days, through February 11, 2022, to allow the Legislature the opportunity to enact a remedial plan. Based on the evidentiary record before us, we are confident that the Legislature can accomplish its task: the Legislature enacted the Plan in a matter of days last fall; the Legislature has been on notice since at least the time that this litigation was commenced months ago (and arguably earlier) that a new map might be required; the Legislature already has access to an experienced cartographer; and the Legislature has not just one or two, but at least eleven illustrative remedial plans to consult.
Nevertheless,[b] if the Legislature is unable to pass a remedial plan in 14 days, we ORDER [/b]two other Defendants, Senator Jim McClendon and Representative Chris Pringle, who co-chair Alabamas Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment (the Legislators) to advise the court so that the court may retain (at the expense of the Defendants)[b] an eminently qualified expert to draw on an expedited basis a map that complies with federal law.
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[h1]GOP Lawmaker Trades Redistricting Vote to Stop Medical Board Investigation[/h1]
Kansas State Sen. Mark Steffen (R) appears to have admitted he traded his vote on the Kansas congressional redistricting map in order to advance a bill that would end a health board investigation into the physician-politician, the [link=https://amp.cjonline.com/amp/6722703001]Topeka Capital Journal[/link] reports.
Steffen was one of two Republican senators who switched their vote on the redistricting map veto after the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee fast-tracked the COVID measure in a gut and go bill.
When asked why he switched his vote, Steffen said: Well, I did that to make some progress on some other fronts. Sometimes thats the way politics works.
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[h1]Pennsylvania Supreme Court Picks New Map[/h1]
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has selected a new congressional map that will shape power and politics in the state for the next decade, the [link=https://www.inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-redistricting-new-congressional-map-supreme-court-20220223.html]Philadelphia Inquirer[/link] reports.
In a 4-3 decision Wednesday, the court chose a map that was drawn by a Stanford professor and proposed by Democratic plaintiffs. The court also imposed a new election calendar for the May 17 primary, leaving that election day in place while moving the deadlines for candidates to file paperwork to get on the ballot.___________________________
[link=https://twitter.com/StephenJ_Caruso/status/1496518313500889094]https://twitter.com/Steph…us/1496518313500889094[/link]
Biden would have carried 9 of 17 districts in this map selected by the PA Supreme Court …He carried 9 of 18 on the old map.
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See? I hardly call that an accelerating decline.
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[b]Ohio Supreme Court Justice Will Recuse on Redistricting[/b][/h1]
Ohio Supreme Court Justice Pat DeWine said Thursday he would recuse himself from an upcoming hearing before the court in which his father, Gov. Mike DeWine, and other members of the Ohio Redistricting Commission have been ordered to explain why they violated a court order to approve new state legislative maps by late last week, the [link=https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022/02/ohio-supreme-court-justice-pat-dewine-recuses-himself-after-father-gov-mike-dewine-ordered-to-court-on-redistricting-failures.html]Cleveland Plain Dealer[/link] reports.-
these F’ing OH cry babies were whining like “don’t hold us in contempt”. They really should be.
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Heard an interesting discussion on NPR today. The analyst suggested the Republicans played it “safe” by shoring up already held districts and the Democrats were “aggressive” going after more but less tightly held districts.
That was the answer when asked if the Dems came out with an advantage. Not sure what that means for the likelihood of holding control. I do agree with the analysis that this will make the primaries even more important and lead to greater polarization.
He did point to improvements in Michigan and Ohio in obtaining “fair” districts.
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[h1][b]SCOTUS Rejects GOP Redistricting Appeals In 2 States[/b][/h1]
The Supreme Court has turned away efforts from Republicans in North Carolina and Pennsylvania to block state court-ordered congressional districting plans more favorable to Democrats, the [link=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/supreme-court-redistricting-north-carolina-pennsylvania_n_62268662e4b004e4e38459c3]AP[/link] reports.In North Carolina, the map most likely will give Democrats an additional House seat in 2023.
The Pennsylvania map also probably will lead to the election of more Democrats, the Republicans said, as the two parties battle for control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections.
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No excuses now. Go out there and keep Congress. Please.
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Not gonna save 2022.
Dems fought to a stalemate on redistricting, but that won’t stop a first term mid-term from being a first term mid-term.
It *will* make it easier for Democrats to re-take in 2024 and will keep them a bit more competitive over the decade.
(Republicans still have a net advantage in the House with more states gerrymandered in their favor. GOP holds the House with only around 47% of the net vote total)-
Maybe its not about the parties then? Go get those independents! 😉
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[link=https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2022/03/ohio-supreme-court-rules-that-ohio-redistricting-commission-must-respond-to-revised-league-of-women-voters-of-ohio-complaint-by-tuesday.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=cleve_sf]https://www.cleveland.com…;utm_campaign=cleve_sf[/link]
The Ohio Supreme Court has now given Ohio Redistricting Commission members until 4 p.m. Tuesday to respond to objections on the congressional maps.
The Ohio Supreme Court has set a 4 p.m. Tuesday deadline for the Ohio Redistricting Commission to respond to new arguments from the League of Women Voters of Ohio and others that[link=https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022/03/ohio-republicans-approve-revised-congressional-map-setting-it-up-for-ohio-supreme-court-review.html?outputType=amp] its latest congressional redistricting maps [/link]unconstitutionally favor the Republican Party.
The Supreme Court has rejected three sets of Republican-drawn maps, citing new anti-gerrymandering rules that voters passed in 2015 and 2018, and the most recent set of state legislative and congressional maps were just completed in the last couple of weeks.
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[link=https://www.dispatch.com/restricted/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dispatch.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2F2022%2F03%2F11%2Fohio-supreme-court-liberal-majority-must-ousted-frank-larose-says-redistricting-gerrymandering%2F9414822002%2F]https://www.dispatch.com/…dering%2F9414822002%2F[/link]
Ohio GOP elections chief Frank LaRose calls for the ouster of the state Supreme Court’s “liberal majority” – including GOP Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor- for redistricting decisions
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Ohio is drifting towards a full-blown crisis. It seems the Ohio GOP controlled legislative and executive branches may be willing to completely disregard taking action mandated by OH supreme court
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[h1][b]Ohio Supreme Court Rejects Republican Maps for a 3rd Time[/b][/h1] [b]
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[link=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/03/16/supreme-court-rejects-ohio-legislative-maps-full-may-primary-unlikely/6973505001/]Columbus Dispatch[/link] –
The Ohio Supreme Court struck down the third set of state House and Senate maps late Wednesday, effectively ending any hope of a May 3rd primary with both legislative and statewide races.In its decision, the court’s majority pointed to a flawed process that led to a flawed product. It also made a suggestion for the next round of mapmaking: draft maps in public, convene frequent meetings and use a different mapmaker.
“Resolving this self-created chaos thus depends not on the number of hands on the computer mouse but, rather, on the political will to honor the peoples call to end partisan gerrymandering,” according to the court’s decision.
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[h1][/h1] [h1]Sununu vows to veto proposed New Hampshire congressional maps[/h1]
[link=https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/redirect-to/?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kpvi.com%2Fnews%2Fnational_news%2Fsununu-vows-to-veto-proposed-new-hampshire-congressional-maps%2Farticle_a0231e88-32ac-599c-a60c-c2d6ca5f8919.html]https://www.kpvi.com/news/national_n…6ca5f8919.html[/link] …someone’s thinking about running for president …On Thursday, the state Senate voted 13-11 to approve a redistricting plan that included major changes to the congressional districts. The House had previously approved the plans.
The new maps, which were created by the Legislature’s GOP majority, would make the 1st Congressional District more Republican by shifting several GOP-leaning communities including Salem, Hudson and Windham into the district.
Meanwhile, it would make the 2nd Congressional District slightly more Democratic by including several Democratic-leaning communities, including Portsmouth, Rochester and Dover.
The 1st District is currently represented by Democrat Chris Pappas, while the 2nd District is represented by Democrat Annie Kuster. Both are facing challenges in next year’s midterm elections when Republicans will be seeking to regain control of Congress.
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[h1][b]Ohio Republicans Mull Impeaching Republican Chief Justice over Redistricting Rulings[/b][/h1]
Ohio Republicans are discussing whether to impeach Chief Justice Maureen OConnor after the Ohio Supreme Court rejected a third set of legislative maps, the [link=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2022/03/18/ohio-republicans-want-impeach-maureen-oconnor-over-redistricting/7088996001/?utm_source=dispatch&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news_alerts&utm_term=news_alert&utm_content=OHIO-COLUMBUS-NLETTER01]Columbus Dispatch[/link] reports.
OConnor, a Republican, is seen as an independent voice on the court and sided with Democrat justices to throw out multiple sets of maps, arguing they did not comply with constitutional rules for redistricting. Thats increasingly made her a target of fellow party members who contend shes shirking her responsibilities.
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[b]Redistricting Stalls In Last Four States[/b][/h1]
[link=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/28/redistricting-stalled-fl-la-mo-nh-00020723]Politico[/link] reports that spats between governors and state legislators have brought map-making to a standstill in the final four states still without new congressional lines for the 2022 elections.
With filing deadlines looming, 44 House seats are still outstanding in Louisiana, New Hampshire, Missouri and, most importantly, Florida, which has 28 districts all by itself.
