Alabama: Governor Calls Special Redistricting Session: To comply with the US Supreme Court ruling on the Alabama racial gerrymandering case that went against the state, Gov. Kay Ivey (R) yesterday said that she will call a special redistricting session for the purposes of drawing a new map to comply with the decision. The legislature will report on July 17th to begin the process.
Since Alabama is a Super Tuesday state and is holding its regular primary on March 5th, time is short to draw a new map and obtain the necessary judicial approvals. The ruling and new map is expected to give the Democrats an extra seat in the Alabama US House delegation that currently stands at 6R-1D. SCOTUS: North Carolina Case Ruling: In an unsurprising 6-3 ruling, the US Supreme Court yesterday ruled against the state of North Carolina on the subject of redistricting. Legal analyst Derek Muller of the Election Law Blog describes the crux of the state’s argument as saying, “the state constitution or state judiciary cannot constrain the state legislature exercising power under the Elections Clause.” Predictably, the justices ruled that the judiciary does have the authority to involve itself in redistricting decisions but underscored that the Supreme Court has the power to restrain lower courts from taking too much power away from the legislative bodies. Largely because the North Carolina state Supreme Court has already reconsidered its previous partisan gerrymandering decision, the high court confined itself to the judicial power question. Comments are closed.
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