A state cannot execute a partisan mid-decade redistricting plan without establishing an explicit state constitutional mandate.
Ambitious attempts to redraw electoral maps mid-cycle face immediate judicial blocks unless state political organizations first pass constitutional amendments explicitly validating mid-decade changes.
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State legislators are pursuing a constitutional amendment to explicitly authorize and protect their partisan mid-decade redistricting plans.
Attempts to establish a mid-decade redistricting plan in Colorado were blocked because they failed to meet state-level constitutional requirements for ballot initiatives.
The Republican lawsuit seeks to halt the constitutional amendment process, knowing a formal amendment is required to execute a mid-cycle map redraw.
Democratic lawmakers in Maryland are attempting to pass a constitutional amendment to clear the path for partisan mid-decade redistricting.
State Democrats are pushing a constitutional amendment to establish the legal mandate required to safely execute mid-cycle congressional redistricting.