Redistricting Update: Week of January 7, 2024. News from GA, KY, MI, NY, NC, and WI.

Redistricting Update: Week of January 7, 2024. News from GA, KY, MI, NY, NC, and WI.

By EditorJan 08, 2024
Redistricting developments in the states for the week of January 7, 2024 . Click on the state button for more news and media. NationalRedistricting Decisions Will Reshape Legislative Maps in Wisconsin and Michigan (Democracy Docket) Georgia Georgia lawmakers send redrawn congressional map keeping 9-5 Republican edge to judge for approval Judge rules against civil rights groups in Georgia redistricting appeal Kentucky Kentucky redistricting is upheld Michigan Michigan Political Map Axed in ‘Seismic’ Blow to Commissions 3 Michigan redistricting commissioners resign, random selection to bean held in January Three new members selected for Michigan redistricting commission Michigan redistricting commission votes to…
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Kentucky Lawsuit Challenges New Congressional and State House Districts

By EditorJan 24, 2022
Redistricting in Kentucky came to a head last week after the Governor vetoed congressional and State House district maps passed by the Republican legislature (the senate map was not vetoed or signed by the governor and were enacted automatically). The next day, the legislature overrode the vetoes and Democrats promptly sued. Read the case here. Read the lawsuit here. News Coverage Lawsuit calls new Kentucky redistricting maps a 'geographical absurdity' (wdrb.com) See you in court: the legal battle over drawing lines this week on Capitol Chat (wuky.org) Are Kentucky's redistricting maps gerrymandered? UK election law expert weighs in. (lex18.com) Find…
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16 States Join in Alabama’s Challenge to the Census Bureau’s Data Privacy Program

By EditorApr 14, 2021
On Monday, 16 states joined Alabama in deriding the U.S. Census Bureau's newly adapted data privacy policy (aka differential privacy) which uses statistical algorithms to distort raw census data before it is released to states and the public. The states who jointly filed as amici in Alabama's lawsuit against the Bureau are Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia, and Utah. The amicus brief filed on behalf of these states lists three "major harms" caused by differential privacy. 1) local redistricting cannot be conducted with any reasonable accuracy; 2)…
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