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8th Circuit orders Missouri to use 2025 map in November elections
politics18 days ago

8th Circuit orders Missouri to use 2025 map in November elections

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Missouri must use the 2025 congressional map for the November election, with the order stayed through Sept. 28 to allow appeals; a concurrent injunction had barred using anything other than the 2025 map, but the U.S. Supreme Court’s stay keeps the 2022 map in place for now. The dispute centers on whether maps can change between a primary and general election and the status of HB 1’s referendum; multiple groups, including People Not Politicians, have appealed, and the case could return to the Supreme Court even as ballots have already been printed and overseas voters must be sent.

via KMBC|
#8th-circuit-court-of-appeals#congressional-map#missouri
Missouri Gerrymander Clash Heads to Courts, Could Cost $80 Million
news-and-politics23 days ago

Missouri Gerrymander Clash Heads to Courts, Could Cost $80 Million

Missouri’s yearlong fight over which congressional map to use for November elections continues after the Missouri Supreme Court found Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in contempt for blocking a referendum petition; a fresh lawsuit seeks up to about $80 million in damages under a constitutional provision for aggrieved voters, while the fate of the maps remains unsettled as the 8th Circuit weighs competing challenges and possible Supreme Court review; the contested Kansas City seat could flip if the gerrymandered map is used, and roughly 23% of Missouri voters will vote in a different district than in August with mail ballots going out soon.

via Slate Magazine|
#congressional-map#election-law#gerrymandering
SCOTUS blocks Missouri plan to add a GOP seat through a new map
politics1 month ago

SCOTUS blocks Missouri plan to add a GOP seat through a new map

The Supreme Court denied Missouri’s emergency bid to use a newly drawn 7-1 Republican congressional map for the November elections, a move that would have improved the GOP’s odds to flip a seat; the map would have targeted the 5th District but was blocked after state courts and officials clashed over a referendum pathway. With the map blocked, Republicans are projected to gain a net of nine U.S. House seats due to this redistricting effort. Justice Brett Kavanaugh issued the ruling without an accompanying explanation or dissents.

via CNN|
#congressional-map#gop#missouri
Court clears Alabama to use revised congressional map ahead of elections
politics5 months ago

Court clears Alabama to use revised congressional map ahead of elections

The Supreme Court cleared Alabama to adopt a Republican-drawn congressional map that would eliminate one of the state’s two majority-Black districts, sending the case back to a lower court and potentially enabling use of the map in this year’s elections, a move that follows a Louisiana ruling and is seen as favorable to Republicans in the ongoing redistricting battle; liberal justices voiced concerns about the impact on voters as voting begins.

via NBC News|
#alabama#congressional-map#politics
Tennessee redraws map, splits Black district to boost GOP gains
politics5 months ago

Tennessee redraws map, splits Black district to boost GOP gains

Republicans in Tennessee advanced a new congressional map that breaks up the state’s lone majority-Black district centered in Memphis into three districts and further splits the Nashville area into five, in a move aimed at increasing Republican representation ahead of August primaries; Gov. Bill Lee is expected to sign, protests occurred during the session, and the plan comes amid a national wave of mid-decade redistricting following a Supreme Court ruling narrowing Voting Rights Act protections.

via NBC News|
#congressional-map#gerrymandering#midterms
politics5 months ago

Tennessee redraws map targets Democrats, signals GOP sweep

Tennessee Republicans unveiled a proposed congressional map that would split Shelby County’s majority-Black population and likely erase Rep. Steve Cohen’s Memphis-area seat, while reconfiguring districts to bolster incumbents like Rep. Andy Ogles and aiming for a nine-seat GOP delegation in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling that narrowed protections under the Voting Rights Act.

via Politico|
#congressional-map#gop#politics
politics5 months ago

DeSantis rolls out GOP-leaning Florida map ahead of redistricting session

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis released a new congressional map just 24 hours before a special session, a move designed to tilt the state’s 2026 House map in Republicans’ favor by potentially netting up to four seats and reshaping districts held by four Democratic incumbents. The plan raises legal questions about Florida’s Fair Districts standards after a state Supreme Court ruling, and Democrats promise court challenges even as Republicans push to approve the map using 2020 census data ahead of the midterms.

via Politico|
#congressional-map#desantis#florida
Maryland redistricting commission approves new map amid partisan backlash
politics8 months ago

Maryland redistricting commission approves new map amid partisan backlash

Maryland’s Governor’s Redistricting Advisory Commission approved a new congressional map concept that could yield all eight seats for Democrats, citing a transparent, publicly driven process. The plan redefines districts (including a first district stretching across the Chesapeake Bay) and moves to the General Assembly for debate with ongoing public input. Senate leaders and House Republicans criticized the map as unconstitutional and partisan, while Gov. Wes Moore defended the process; the next step is legislative review and potential passage.

via wbal.com|
#congressional-map#democrats#maryland