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fromFortune
6 days agoDemocrats in disarray as rank and file clash with Chuck Schumer's plan to run elderly moderates in must-win races | Fortune
Clearly there's a disagreement of strategy here. The business-as-usual calculation for what is going to be successful in a given election cycle does not necessarily, in my view, meet the moment.
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fromwww.npr.org
4 weeks agoThe next redistricting battle might be who is counted in state legislative districts
Republican officials are pushing to redraw state legislative districts based on eligible voters only, excluding non-citizens and children, which would shift political power from diverse urban areas to older, whiter rural regions.
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fromwww.npr.org
4 weeks agoThe next redistricting battle might be who is counted in state legislative districts
Republican officials are pushing to redraw state legislative districts based on eligible voters only, excluding non-citizens and children, which would shift political power from diverse urban areas to older, whiter rural regions.
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 month agoCommentary: With midterm vote starting, here's where things stand in national redistricting fight
Trump orchestrated partisan gerrymandering in Texas to preserve Republican House control, triggering a nationwide wave of retaliatory redistricting by Democrats across multiple states.
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fromNew York Daily News
4 weeks agoA Supreme Court win for a fair map: The Staten Island congressional district stays in place
The U.S. Supreme Court blocked Democrats' attempt to redraw New York's Republican-held congressional district, preserving the current nonpartisan map that gives no advantage to either party or incumbents.
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fromLos Angeles Times
4 weeks agoCandidates scramble, one quits, after redistricting shakes up California's congressional races
California's mid-decade congressional redistricting has reshaped districts, potentially sending gay Democrat Robert Garcia to represent conservative Huntington Beach, a city that previously voted to ban Pride flags from public property.
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fromUSA TODAY
1 month agoIn win for GOP, Supreme Court blocks NY map change before midterms
The Supreme Court blocked a New York state court ruling that would have redrawn a congressional district to increase Democratic voting power, allowing Republicans to maintain control of the only GOP-held seat in New York City.
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fromMiami Herald
1 month agoSupreme Court halts redrawing of New York congressional district
The Supreme Court halted a New York state court order requiring redistricting of Staten Island's congressional seat, citing concerns about timing and potential unconstitutional racial gerrymandering.
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fromMiami Herald
1 month agoSupreme Court halts redrawing of New York congressional district
The Supreme Court halted a New York state court order requiring redistricting of Staten Island's congressional seat, citing concerns about timing and potential unconstitutional racial gerrymandering.
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fromFortune
3 weeks agoAn effort similar to the SAVE Act was tried once, but was blocked by courts when over 30,000 eligible citizens were prevented from registering to vote | Fortune
New Hampshire's proof-of-citizenship law requires voters to present passports or birth certificates instead of driver's licenses, creating barriers for citizens like Joshua Bogdan who previously voted without issue.
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fromFortune
3 weeks agoAn effort similar to the SAVE Act was tried once, but was blocked by courts when over 30,000 eligible citizens were prevented from registering to vote | Fortune
New Hampshire's proof-of-citizenship law requires voters to present passports or birth certificates instead of driver's licenses, creating barriers for citizens like Joshua Bogdan who previously voted without issue.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months agoFederal court upholds California's new congressional districts in a victory for Democrats
The GOP asked a federal court in Los Angeles to temporarily block California's new map of congressional districts, which Democrats engineered to favor their party's candidates and counter similar partisan gerrymandering from Texas and other GOP-led states. Attorneys for the GOP argued that the new district maps, placed on the ballot by the Democratic-led state Legislature, were unconstitutional because they illegally favor Latino voters
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fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month agoUS House of Representatives passes election law requiring proof of citizenship to vote
A new SAVE America Act requiring passports or birth certificates to register passed the House, raising concerns it will disproportionately harm women, rural residents, and low-income voters.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months agoOpinion: The year's new political fault lines are already forming
The death of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother and U.S. citizen who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday, has the potential to shake the political landscape in ways reminiscent of George Floyd's killing in 2020. The Trump administration initially claimed Good weaponized her vehicle in an act of domestic terrorism, an account that appears to be contradicted by video evidence.
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