A partisan mid-decade redistricting push cannot succeed without bypass-ready state-level constitutional amendments.
Ambitious legislative map-drawing efforts to unlock mid-decade redistricting fail in court unless political parties first run coordinated campaigns to alter explicit state constitutional limitations.
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Virginia's mid-decade map overhaul was blocked in court because the constitutional referendum intended to authorize it was ruled procedurally invalid.
Maryland Democrats are advancing a state constitutional amendment during a special session to provide a solid legal foundation for a mid-decade redistricting push.
Maryland Democrats are pushing a state constitutional amendment to override anti-gerrymandering protections and clear a path for partisan mid-decade redistricting.
A partisan mid-decade map plan was blocked by the Colorado Supreme Court because it failed to comply with state constitutional rules.
The lawsuit attempts to block a mid-decade redistricting constitutional amendment from being approved by voters on the ballot.
The state supreme court blocked a mid-decade redistricting plan because it clashed with constitutional referendum protections, forcing a return to older map boundaries.
Democratic lawmakers are turning to a state constitutional amendment to bypass state judicial restrictions and secure their authority to draw favorable electoral maps.