We’re entering the Final Stretch of State Legislative and Congressional Redistricting, though nobody can say how long this Final stretch will last.
To date, 35 States have completed Congressional Redistricting, and 36 States have completed State Legislative Redistricting.
Let’s take a look at the latest Updates:
North Carolina
A Three-Judge panel of the Wake County Superior Court, is expected to decide the State’s New Congressional and Legislative District boundaries on Feb. 23rd. After Blocking the Legislature’s original Maps last year, the State's Supreme Court directed the panel to select New Maps and submit them for approval.
The State has a Democratic Triplex and a Divided Trifecta:
- Democrats control the Offices of: Governor, Secretary of State, and Attorney General.
- Republicans control both Chambers of the State Legislature.
- The Supreme Court is composed of Four Democrats and Three Republicans.
The timeline of how we got here:
- Nov. 4, 2021: The North Carolina General Assembly enacts New Congressional and Legislative Maps. The State House of Representatives approved the Congressional District boundaries 65-49, and the State Senate approved them 27-22. The Governor cannot Veto Redistricting Plans.
- Nov. 16, 2021: Two sets of Plaintiffs file Lawsuits in Wake County Superior Court challenging both Sets of Maps, arguing they Diluted the Voting Power of People of Color and were examples of Partisan Gerrymanders.
- Dec. 8, 2021: The North Carolina Supreme Court Postpones the State's 2022 Primary Elections from March 8 to May 17.
- Jan. 11, 2022: A Three-Judge panel of the Wake County Superior Court rules the Congressional and Legislative District Plans are Constitutional.
- Feb. 4, 2022: The North Carolina Supreme Court rules 4-3 that the State's enacted Congressional and Legislative Maps are Unconstitutional, and gives the Legislature until Feb. 18 to Redraw the Maps.
- Feb. 18, 2022: The North Carolina General Assembly Approves New congressional and Legislative Rredistricting Plans.
The Superior Court Panel can either select the Maps that the Legislature approved, choose Maps submitted by the Parties to the Original Lawsuits, or it can draw its own.
Candidate Filing for the 2022 Elections resumes this week.
Rhode Island
Governor Dan McKee (D) enacted New Congressional District Boundaries on Feb. 16. The General Assembly Approved the Map on Feb. 15, when the State House passed it 57-6, 53 Democrats and Four Republicans Voted in favor, and Four Republicans and Two Democrats Voted against, and the State Senate passed it 29-9, with No Republicans Voted yes, while Five Republicans and Four Democrats Voted no.
The Ruling Democrats didn't make Major Map changes to Protect the State's Second Congressional District from a GOP Takeover attempt, even after incumbent U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin (D-2nd District) announced he would Not run for Reelection.
In the last Redistricting a Decade ago, the Assembly shifted Tens of Thousands of Democratic Voters from the 2nd District into the 1st District, benefitting U.S. Rep. David Cicilline (D-1st District), who was facing his First Reelection Campaign.
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