Redistricting Wars Are Reshaping Politics in US
Republicans and Democrats are racing to redraw maps, with analysts saying the fight could shift as many as 12 House seats nationwide.
- Since President Donald Trump initiated a mid-decade redistricting push in Texas last year, as many as 17 states have either followed suit, attempted to redraw maps, or had courts adjust the lines for them.
- Republicans have aggressively pursued new maps outside the traditional post-Census window, shattering long-standing expectations surrounding when and how redistricting should occur.
- Two weeks ago, the U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority severely neutered the Voting Rights Act, enabling Republican-led states in the South to draw more seats favoring the GOP.
- In Louisiana, Republican Governor Jeff Landry called the situation an "emergency" and halted early voting that was already underway for congressional primary elections.
- Nick Troiano, executive director of Unite America, warned "the collateral damage is the everyday voter who just wants to have a say in who gets to represent them," as experts caution that frequent rule changes increase errors.
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Voters are caught in the middle as the redistricting battle intensifies
After more than two decades working in elections, including four years as Virginia’s top voting official, it takes a lot to surprise Chris Piper.But the frenzied redistricting battle of the past few months — including a congressional map in his home state thrown out by a court after people voted to approve it, and certain elections postponed in Louisiana and Alabama after mail ballots already went out — has done it.“I’ve never seen anything like…
Tulsa World
Redistricting battles reshape political landscape
The redistricting wars are raging. What happens next? History provides little guidance, because never before has there been a cross-country campaign to redraw congressional districts at mid-decade and on the fly. But the repercussions, both immediate and far-reaching, are likely…
Helena Independent Record
Redistricting wars are reshaping politics in US
The redistricting wars are raging.
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