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Van Hollen says cost of appealing redistricting case will be minimal
A federal court panel found two of Wisconsin’s 99 Assembly districts violated the federal Voting Rights Act in March, and approved a revised version of those maps earlier this month. Wisconsin Attorney General appealed the decision last week to the U.S. Supreme Court. Plaintiffs attorney calls it “a high-priced folly.”
Federal judges redraw two south side legislative districts
On Wednesday a panel of three federal judges adopted boundaries proposed by Voces de la Frontera and a group of Democrats for the two Assembly districts in Milwaukee that the panel previously declared unconstitutional. Assembly District 8 is now an effective majority-minority district. The state DOJ is leaning toward an appeal.
Judges say they will redraw maps, but with limited changes
Three federal judges plan to review and sign off on Wisconsin’s election maps on Milwaukee’s south side because lawmakers are unable to do so. If the parties are unable to reach consensus on maps for the two Assembly districts they must submit competing alternatives by next Tuesday. Tuesday is also the deadline for those not involved in the suit to submit proposed maps as friend-of-the-court briefs.
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The 2010 Census kicked off the 2011 redistricting season, which determines how electoral district lines are drawn and, ultimately, who gets to represent the public in state capitols and Congress. But, this building-block of our democracy has traditionally been exploited for political gain.
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