Friday, March 11, 2022

Judge Blocks GOP-Backed NV Redistricting Lawsuit For 2022 Election


Republican-backed efforts to Challenge Nevada’s Electoral Maps, in Court, are likely on ice for the 2022 Election cycle.

A Decision by Senior District Judge, Robert Estes, during a Virtual Hearing Wednesday, will have the likely effect of keeping the New Legislative District Maps, which largely favor Democrats, in place for the 2022 Election.

The Hearing largely focused on a Request for a Delay in Candidate Filing, while the Lawsuit isPpending.

Estes said, that it would be “not fair” to Interrupt the Ongoing Election Process and Two-week Candidate Filing period, which began on Monday, and said that the “election is going to proceed” under the Boundary Lines adopted, after November’s Special Legislative Session.

“Without clear standards, without a clear constitutional statement, there’s nothing that this court can find that the plaintiff is probably going to win, and have this court declare that there is unconstitutional partisan gerrymandering,” he said. “Not to say that in another kind of hearing that they might prevail, but I can’t say that it’s real clear that they’re going to.”










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