Smoking Gun in Arizona Redistricting Commission Lawsuit?

By EditorMar 19, 2013
On the eve of a March 25th trial, Republican and Tea Party activists suing the Independent Arizona Redistricting Commission over alleged prohibited partisan considerations in redrawing the state’s legislative map claim to have found damning evidence to prove their case. They have won a last minute request to interview the Democratic party’s interim director after hearing from one Democratic commissioner during a deposition that she “may” have directed the commission’s mapping official to make changes given to her by the party official. Arizona Daily Sun
Redistricting Commissions, Redistricting Litigation
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County Commission in Texas Spends Big to Defend Vote Dilution Lawsuit

By EditorMar 19, 2013
The Houston area Harris County Commission has run up a $1.3 million bill for redistricting so far as it litigates a vote dilution challenge headed by a Latino member of the council. The county spent over $600,000 on the contested maps and the legal bill to defend this challenge has doubled the tab. The focus of the lawsuit; a majority Hispanic district in the city’s southeast region where that population’s share of the district dropped from 60% to 57.2% under the new map. A federal court heard the case last November. Both sides are still waiting for a decision. Houston…
Redistricting Race Rules
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