Latest Redistricting News

Federal judges approve redraw of Detroit-area state House seats ahead of 2024 election

Mar. 27, 2024 19:00 PM EDT

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — New boundaries for Detroit-area seats in the Legislature were approved Wednesday by a three-judge panel that had previously ordered them redrawn after finding the old map was illegally influenced by race. The newly approved state House map will be in place for...

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

Mar. 11, 2024 15:12 PM EDT

Akron Beacon Journal. March 8, 2024. Editorial: Think lawmakers are ignoring you? Speak up at the polls We the people are sick of our voices being ignored. It seems some Ohio elected officials have decided — again and again — that the will of the...

Editorial Roundup: New York

Mar. 07, 2024 13:54 PM EST

Albany Times Union. March 6, 2024. Editorial: Burdett decision is Health Department’s to make The attorney general has not offered a valid reason for her probe of the proposal to close the maternity center. The Burdett Birth Center is vital to...

Congressional candidates jump onto ballot as qualifying begins for 2024 Georgia races

Mar. 04, 2024 18:07 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's 2024 elections kicked into high gear Monday with the start of qualifying for state and federal offices. Dozens of candidates from the Republican and Democratic parties streamed to the state Capitol to sign papers and pay their qualifying fees, while those...

Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects Democrats’ congressional redistricting challenge

Mar. 01, 2024 17:40 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday rejected a Democratic lawsuit that sought to throw out the battleground state’s congressional maps, marking a victory for Republicans who argued against the court taking up the case. The decision...

Editorial Roundup: New York

Feb. 29, 2024 07:13 AM EST

Albany Times Union. February 28, 2024. Editorial: Don’t meddle with the Protective Services Unit Gov. Kathy Hochul has continued her predecessor’s practice of interfering with the detail tasked with protecting her Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s...

New York gets a new congressional map that gives Democrats a slight edge in fight for House

Feb. 28, 2024 18:52 PM EST

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a new Democrat-drawn congressional map on Wednesday that gives the party a modest boost in a few battleground districts, helping their candidates in a heavily contested election year when House races in the state could determine control of...

New York Democrats propose new congressional lines that could help them in battleground races

Feb. 27, 2024 20:34 PM EST

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Democrats are proposing a new congressional map that could shift a few battleground districts in the party’s favor, potentially giving their candidates an advantage in House races that could determine control of Congress. The bill, introduced late...

New York Democrats reject bipartisan congressional map, will draw their own

Feb. 26, 2024 19:26 PM EST

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Democrats in the New York Legislature on Monday rejected a congressional map drawn by the state's bipartisan redistricting commission, setting the stage for the party to craft lines that help Democrats in battleground House races that could determine control of Congress. ...

Redistricting experts submit $128K bill for review of Wisconsin legislative maps

Feb. 26, 2024 18:12 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Redistricting consultants hired by the Wisconsin Supreme Court have submitted a $128,000 bill for the work they did reviewing proposed new legislative maps, with about half of it likely to be paid by taxpayers. The court hired a pair of redistricting...