Redistricting in CT Heads to Court

Connecticut's Supreme Court will decide how to redraw the map for five congressional districts after lawmakers on the nine member bipartisan commission failed to reach an agreement by their deadline of 11/20/2011, extended to 12/21/2011.

The Supreme Court has several options, including the appointment of a special master, to ensure that new boundaries are drawn by February 15, 2012. It is rare for the State Supreme Court to be forced to decide how to draw the boundaries.

The impasse came after the commission couldn't agree on fundamental issues: Democrats who currently hold all five congressional districts, the Governor, and the State Legislature wanted to maintain the status quo, while Republicans wanted to substantially redraw the maps.









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