Maryland may actually redistrict this year, after state senate leader shifts tone
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said that this “represents a very welcome shift” that “understands the urgency of this moment.”
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Louisiana redistricting: State House panel advances GOP gerrymandering, erasing majority-Black district
Louisiana’s House and Governmental Affairs Committee approved a new congressional map eliminating one of Louisiana’s two majority-Black districts.
South Carolina redistricting: Lawmakers take next step to pass gerrymandered map as election looms
The map is now headed for a full vote in the state Senate, where it needs just a simple majority to pass.
South Carolina redistricting: House rigs rules to quickly advance gerrymandered map
Pro-voting groups sued, alleging that the legislature violated state law in changing the rules to quickly pass the new map.
Hakeem Jeffries: At least 7 blue states could redistrict by 2028
President Donald Trump’s national redistricting war is far from over, but Democrats are ready to redraw congressional maps in seven more states ahead of the 2028 election, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Tuesday.
At Senate hearing, GOP plots to minimize power of Black voters after Callais
Senate Republicans celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent kneecapping of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) by plotting paths forward for right-wing lawyers and elected officials to further erode minority electoral power at a hearing Tuesday.
Missouri redistricting opponents file new lawsuit aimed at blocking GOP map for 2026 election
After months of legal battles, Missouri redistricting opponents are asking a court to stop state officials from using delay tactics to put a new gerrymander in place for the 2026 midterms.
Indiana Dems don’t want GOP election official to oversee tight primary recount
Indiana Democrats are calling on their state’s anti-voting Secretary of State Diego Morales (R) to recuse himself from overseeing the recount process for a close state senate primary election between a Republican incumbent and a challenger supported by President Donald Trump.
Alabama voters navigate primary election confusion after 11th-hour gerrymander
As Alabama voters head to the polls Tuesday to choose primary nominees for the 2026 midterm elections, confusion reigns.
This week at Democracy Docket: The GOP’s rush to kill off Black political power continues — but there’s also reason for hope
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