Articles for Voting Districts

The Supreme Court is asked to pause a ruling against Louisiana's congressional map
7 months, 3 weeks ago

The Supreme Court is asked to pause a ruling against Louisiana's congressional map

NPR  

The Supreme Court is asked to pause a ruling against Louisiana's congressional map Enlarge this image toggle caption Gerald Herbert/AP Gerald Herbert/AP The state of Louisiana and a group of Black Louisiana voters have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to put a hold on a lower court order that is blocking Louisiana from using the state's new congressional map for …

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Court cases lead to new voting districts in some states. Could it affect control of Congress?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Court cases lead to new voting districts in some states. Could it affect control of Congress?

Associated Press  

Since most Americans last voted for Congress, thousands of people have been added to certain voting districts — and subtracted from others — under new political maps enacted following court rulings. But that equation could flip to Democrats’ favor depending on what happens in an ongoing effort to reshape New York’s congressional districts. The Republican-led General Assembly in October approved …

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New voting districts could change again in some states before the 2024 elections
1 year, 6 months ago

New voting districts could change again in some states before the 2024 elections

Associated Press  

The 2022 elections marked the first using new voting districts drawn from updated census data. RACE IN REDISTRICTING The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling that Alabama’s congressional districts likely violated the federal Voting Rights Act by diluting the political power of Black voters. It ordered a lower court to impose new U.S. House and state …

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Haryana panchayat elections: Over 80% polling recorded in first phase
2 years, 1 month ago

Haryana panchayat elections: Over 80% polling recorded in first phase

India TV News  

A high turnout of more than 80 per cent was recorded in the election for panches and sarpanches in nine Haryana districts in the first of the three-phase voting on Wednesday. "Barring a stray incident, polling remained peaceful," Haryana State Election Commissioner Dhanpat Singh told PTI. According to the figures of the Haryana State Election Commission available at 10 pm, …

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Mississippi remapping diminishes Black voices, NAACP says
2 years, 9 months ago

Mississippi remapping diminishes Black voices, NAACP says

Associated Press  

— Mississippi legislators drew a congressional redistricting plan that diminished Black voters’ influence in the state’s three majority-white districts, attorneys for the NAACP and two other groups argue in federal court papers. Attorneys for the NAACP, One Voice and Black Voters Matter argued in their Friday filing that legislators set out to draw the 2nd District with a Black voting …

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A National Fight Over Who Is Counted In Voting Districts May Arise From Missouri
4 years, 1 month ago

A National Fight Over Who Is Counted In Voting Districts May Arise From Missouri

NPR  

A National Fight Over Who Is Counted In Voting Districts May Arise From Missouri Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images Updated Nov. 8 at 3:23 p.m. "So 'one person, one vote,' the criteria is based on the number of actual eligible voters in a relevant district as opposed to an absolute population," Sauer …

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