N.H. Supreme Court Upholds State Rep Districts

NH Supreme Court rejects Dover and Rochester’s 2020 redistricting complaint

In 2022, Dover, Rochester, and 10 residents filed a lawsuit alleging that the state’s maps violated the New Hampshire Constitution.

N.H. Supreme Court Upholds State Rep Districts

By KATHARINE WEBSTER, InDepthNH.org CONCORD – The state Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the state legislature’s 2020 redistricting map, rejecting an appeal in a lawsuit brought by the cities of Dover and Rochester and 10 residents of other towns without their own state Representatives. “The plaintiffs have not persuaded us that the trade-offs the Legislature made in enacting (this map) were unreasonable,” the justices wrote in their 4-0 opinio…

High court upholds House redistricting plan

The state’s highest court rejected an appeal from critics who said the Republican-led redistricting of the New Hampshire House of Representatives was so politically drawn that it should be deemed unconstitutional.