Redistricting: Majority Black Voting Maps Rejected In Louisiana

Redistricting: Majority Black Voting Maps Rejected In Louisiana

Source: Mario Tama / Getty One of the most innocuous yet insidious ways voter suppression rears its head is through redistricting, a process by which a state legislature draws up voting maps along political lines. Despite a federal judge finding that their current legislative map violates the Voting Rights Act, Louisiana lawmakers have rejected a new map that would’ve included eight new, majority Black districts.  The Louisiana Illuminator repor…

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Source: Mario Tama / Getty One of the most innocuous yet insidious ways voter suppression rears its head is through redistricting, a process by which a state legislature draws up voting maps along political lines. Despite a federal judge finding that their current legislative map violates the Voting Rights Act, Louisiana lawmakers have rejected a new map that would’ve included eight new, majority Black districts.  The Louisiana Illuminator repor…