Gerrymandering | Definition, Litigation, & Facts | Britannica
After the first major salvo was fired by Texas, the gerrymandering wars have begun. California is mired in lawsuits in its efforts while Missouri has charged ahead by passing a new U.S. House district map that effectively eliminates one Democrat seat. This passed the House of representatives by a vote of 90 to 65. It was only that close because a few Republicans also voted against it.
Missouri State House Approves New District Map – RedState– redstate.com
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Honestly, it’s about time Republicans started playing hardball.
On Tuesday, Missouri’s state House of Representatives passed a new congressional district map, eliminating one safe Democratic seat by dividing Kansas City among three heavily Republican districts.
The Missouri House of Representatives on Tuesday approved plans to redraw state congressional districts as part of President Trump’s push to boost the Republican majority in Congress.
The new state congressional map was approved in a 90 to 65 vote, with a handful of GOP lawmakers voting against it.
Ohio congressional redistricting process begins on heels of Texas battle – Ohio Capital Journal
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California GOP governor candidate Steve Hilton files federal lawsuit over congressional redistricting – KCRA
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Utah gerrymander struck down by judge in a win for voters– www.latimes.com
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It’s been more than 60 years since Utah backed a Democrat for president. The state’s last Democratic U.S. senator left office nearly half a century ago and the last Utah Democrat to serve in the House lost his seat in 2020.
But, improbably enough, Utah has suddenly emerged as a rare Democratic bright spot in the red-vs.-blue redistricting wars.
Late last month, a judge tossed out the state’s slanted congressional lines and ordered Utah’s GOP-run Legislature to draw a new political map, ruling that lawmakers improperly thumbed their noses and overrode voters who created an independent redistricting commission to end gerrymandering.
It’s a welcome pushback against the growing pattern of lawmakers arrogantly ignoring voters and pursuing their preferred agenda. You don’t have to be a partisan to think that elections should matter and when voters express their will it should be honored.
