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Tag: gerrymandering

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine backs ‘Iowa Plan’ to snub last-ditch Dem gerrymandering amendment

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Governor Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) has voiced his opposition to a Democrat-sponsored state constitutional amendment on the November ballot that would purportedly seek to “end gerrymandering” in the state. The only problem is that it won’t happen, Gov. DeWine said at a press conference Wednesday. The amendment in question would transfer power to […]

Republicans slam Utah Supreme Court gerrymandering ruling for ‘striking very heart of our republic’

Utah Republicans issued a resounding condemnation of the state’s Supreme Court ruling on redrawing district lines.  The state’s highest court declared the state’s legislature acted outside its authority when it passed legislation determining how to draw up new legislative districts, known as gerrymandering, after voters approved a 2018 ballot initiative greenlighting an independent redistricting process.  […]

Supreme Court upholds GOP-drawn voting map in South Carolina gerrymandering case

The Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a lower court ruling that found South Carolina’s redistricting maps unconstitutional, rejecting the idea that they are racially discriminatory. In a 6-3 decision written by Justice Samuel Alito, the Supreme Court said, “Any challenger to the maps’ constitutionality must separate race and politics if he or she wishes to […]

Judge tosses Miami’s voting map over racial gerrymandering

A federal judge in Florida threw out Miami’s district map Wednesday, ruling that the city has been racially segregated for decades and casting doubt on the future of the city’s elections. Civil rights groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the NAACP filed a lawsuit against the city of Miami in 2022, […]