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Nearly 92 Percent of Congressional Seats Set For Elections After Post-Census Redistricting

April 7, 2022
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When Republican Gov. Larry Hogan signed into law new congressional maps drawn by the Democrat-controlled state General Assembly on April 4, Maryland became the 47th state to formally adopt new legislative and congressional districts following the 2020 United States Census. With Louisiana’s GOP-led legislature on March 30 overriding Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards’ rejection of…

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Alabama Gerrymandering Lawsuit Brings Political Manoeuvring as Democrats Aim to Increase Presence

November 11, 2021
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Two recent gerrymandering federal lawsuits against the state of Alabama highlight the unending fight between political parties to decide on congressional districts. In Alabama, the latest episode in this conflict is a challenge to a redistricting the state made in 2011. The federal lawsuits argue that the state drew districts to pack largely Democrat-voting African…

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Alabama Gerrymandering Lawsuit Brings Political Maneuvring as Democrats Aim to Increase Presence

November 11, 2021
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Two recent gerrymandering federal lawsuits against the state of Alabama highlight the unending fight between political parties to decide on congressional districts. In Alabama, the latest episode in this conflict is a challenge to a redistricting the state made in 2011. The federal lawsuits argue that the state drew districts to pack largely Democrat-voting African…

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Pennsylvania Legislators Pledge Transparency in Drawing New Congressional District Maps

July 12, 2021
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Pennsylvania voters are invited to, for the first time, help the Pennsylvania Legislature draw new congressional district maps. Pennsylvania House Republican Leader Kerry Benninghoff, State Government Committee Chairman Seth Grove, and state Rep. Wendi Thomas, also Republicans, announced on Monday a series of hearings to be held in July, August, and October across Pennsylvania seeking…

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