A quick look at redistricting-related news across the USA.
National Spotlight: Virginia Redistricting Commission Conflict Produced Tense Moments Last Friday.
On Friday, citizen commissioner and co-chair Greta Harris walked out of Friday’s meeting of the commission after a tense debate and disagreement over which state legislative maps to recommend to the legislature. This caused the deadlocked commission to miss its initial legal deadline for making its recommendation since several other commissioners walked out with the co-chair as well.
Shortly after Harris’s exit, she clarified that she had not resigned from the commission, but simply chose to walk out of the meeting for the day. The commission met again on Monday, where some members expressed confusion about Harris’s status since she was present at the meeting. You can view a clip with that discussion below. Going forward, the commission is slated to discuss the (hopefully less controversial) congressional map on Thursday. In the meantime, the Republican citizen co-chair, Mackenzie K. Babichenko advised that legal counsel would be looking into the resignation issue and she expects the commission to formally request the State Supreme Court to appoint special masters to draw a legislative map.
Colorado: Redistricting commission advances new Colorado House map to state Supreme Court for final approval
Florida: Legislators dispute claim that they are intentionally shielding redistricting data
Michigan: Michigan’s draft redistricting maps approved, will be taken to the public next
New Jersey: Carchman named as legislative redistricting tiebreaker
Oregon: Oregon Republicans sue to block Democrats’ redistricting plan (thehill.com)
West Virginia: (West Virginia) Senate Redistricting Committee selects proposed maps
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