Latest Redistricting News
North Carolina gerrymander ruling gives electoral gift to GOP in Congress
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina redistricting ruling has set up a possible electoral windfall for congressional Republicans in preserving their U.S. House majority next year, declaring that judges should stay out of scrutinizing seat boundaries for partisan advantage. While...
North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Morgan won't seek reelection next year
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — One of the remaining registered Democrats on a North Carolina Supreme Court whose new Republican majority recently overturned previous decisions on gerrymandering and voter identification announced Thursday that he won't seek reelection next year. Associate...
Editorial Roundup: Ohio
Cleveland Plain Dealer. April 20. 2023. Editorial: In 1953, Ohio voters created a state board of education. Why are lawmakers trying to gut it now, without another ‘people’s vote’? On Nov. 3, 1953, State Issue 2 appeared on ballots throughout Ohio as a proposed...
US Supreme Court won't review GOP's Kansas congressional map
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court won't review a congressional redistricting law enacted by the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature that some voters and Democrats saw as political gerrymandering. The nation's highest court said Monday without explanation that it won't...
