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Ahead of the election, a landslide of documentaries
NEW YORK (AP) — The election has unleashed an avalanche of documentaries like no season before it. Dozens of films, exploring issues from gerrymandering to white supremacists, have sought to illuminate the many issues and trends voters are confronting at the polls on Tuesday. In a presidential election of...
Democrats hope to unseat GOP congressional members in Ohio
CINCINNATI (AP) — First-time candidates in several congressional districts around Ohio are giving Democrats hope for another first: unseating a Republican under the state’s current map. The GOP-dominated redistricting that took effect with the 2012 elections gave Republicans a 12-4 advantage in the...
Top Democrats sue over Arizona redistricting panel list
PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic leaders of the Arizona Legislature say two of five independents chosen by a judicial panel as potential chairs of a commission that will redraw political district boundaries next year are not legally eligible for the post. A lawsuit filed Friday by House Minority Leader Charlene...
House Speaker makes 1st pick for Arizona redistricting panel
PHOENIX (AP) — Republican House Speaker Rusty Bowers has made his choice for one of five seats on the commission that will draw new maps for Arizona's congressional and legislative districts after this year's U.S. Census is completed. Bowers announced Thursday that he has chosen David Mehl of Pima County...
California court joins in barring Trump census order on maps
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California-based federal judges on Thursday joined in blocking President Donald Trump's executive order excluding people in the U.S. illegally from being counted when congressional districts are redrawn after this year’s census. But the matter is already before the U.S....
Liberal legal group formed ahead of election in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new legal group founded by Wisconsin attorneys who have represented Democrats and others opposed to Republicans on issues ranging from redistricting to the lame-duck legislative session has formed just days before the election. Law Forward said Thursday that its focus will be...
Will voting in a non-battleground state make a difference?
HOW DOES MY VOTE MATTER IF I DON'T LIVE IN A PRESIDENTIAL BATTLEGROUND STATE? There are still plenty of other races where your vote makes a difference. In fact, voters in almost every state will have a chance to influence both national and local decisions through down-ballot races. Voters in two-thirds of the...
Suburban voters hold key to control of Minnesota Senate
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — In an election that will determine political control of the Minnesota Legislature, Democrats have high hopes for flipping the Republican-controlled state Senate in November. While Democrats are expected to keep a comfortable majority in the House, Republicans have a narrow 35-32...
Screeners nominate 25 for 5 seats on redistricting panel
PHOENIX (AP) — A screening panel has winnowed a field of 51 applicants down to 25 nominees for five seats on a state commission that will take on the politically charged task of drawing new congressional and legislative districts for use in Arizona elections in the coming decade. The Commission on...
Gov. Kelly seeks nonpartisan panel after gerrymandering talk
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday called for the creation of a nonpartisan commission to handle redrawing state legislative and congressional districts after a video surfaced that shows a top Republican lawmaker discuss how gerrymandering can help oust the state's sole Democratic...
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