Latest Redistricting News

Appeals panel won't order North Carolina Senate redistricting lines to be redrawn

Mar. 28, 2024 17:38 PM EDT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal appeals court declined Thursday to order North Carolina legislators to redraw some state Senate districts, rejecting arguments that clear evidence has been presented showing Republican manipulation of boundaries means Black voters there are prevented from electing...

South Carolina to hold 2024 congressional elections with map previously ruled unconstitutional

Mar. 28, 2024 14:38 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal court on Thursday ruled that this year's congressional elections in South Carolina will be held under a map that it had already deemed unconstitutional and discriminatory against Black voters, with time running out ahead of voting deadlines and a lack of a decision...

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...