"Congressional redistricting" refers to the process of redrawing the boundaries of voting districts for members of the United States Congress. This is done after every census to ensure that each district has roughly the same population size and to account for changes in population distribution.
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Over the objections of Rangel and his supporters, the federal court overseeing the just - completed
congressional redistricting process declined to stretch Rangel's district northward to take in more African - American voters, and instead increased the Hispanic population in the district, raising it to 55 percent of the overall population.
But Commerce could also generate a second set of numbers — using sampling techniques to get better numbers on the remaining uncounted population — to be used by states
for congressional redistricting.
But faced with a historically low level of control of state legislatures, and
with congressional redistricting in 2020 at stake, the party's leaders, well - heeled contributors, and strategists are vowing to mount a never - before - seen effort to win these state - level battles.
Proposed
congressional redistricting maps by Assembly Democrats and Senate Republicans would take Representative Louise Slaughter out of Buffalo and Niagara Falls, and put her district predominately in Monroe County.
Included in the list are vulnerable House freshmen, like Rep. Bill Owens of New York, and those who might be affected
by Congressional redistricting following the 2010 census, like Rep. Brad Sherman of California.
In fact, many sources told us the two sides hadn't even talked about
congressional redistricting when a lawsuit created a special master to draw the lines for them in late February.
But the way both men handled this cycle's prickly process
of Congressional redistricting in their respective states is already being discussed as an early differentiating factor.
[T] he redistricting plan illegally diluted black and Hispanic voting power in two congressional districts... The State of Texas has not met its burden in showing that the
proposed congressional redistricting plan does not have a discriminatory effect.
Earlier in 2012, a three - judge panel approved a New York
State Congressional redistricting plan that was strikingly similar to Unity Maps proposed by the same coalition.
Espaillat's declaration — forecasted by Daily News columnist Juan Gonzalez last week — comes as Rangel, whose territory has changed under New York's
new Congressional redistricting plans, has tried to quash buzz that he planned to run again only to resign and anoint a successor of his choice.
«Through this well - reasoned decision, the court has adeptly responded to the exigent circumstances caused by the Legislature's failure to enact its
own Congressional redistricting plan,» said the lawyers, Richard Mancino and Daniel M. Burstein of Willkie Farr & Gallagher.
International election observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, who were invited to observe and report on the 2004 national elections, expressed criticism of the
U.S. congressional redistricting process and made a recommendation that the procedures be reviewed to ensure genuine competitiveness of Congressional election contests.
As the Legislature and the courts compete to finish the final touches on their
separate congressional redistricting plans, Democratic Assemblyman Rory Lancman is hustling to keep all of his bases open as he campaigns for Congress himself in what is very much an uncertain district.
But in December 2005, The Washington Post reported, «Justice Department lawyers concluded that the landmark
Texas congressional redistricting plan spearheaded by Rep. Tom DeLay violated the Voting Rights Act, according to a previously undisclosed memo,» uncovered by the newspaper.
[7] Texas Monthly editor Paul Burka, writing in the magazine's May 2006 issue, characterized the measure as «DeLay's
midcensus congressional redistricting plan» and said,» [I] n order to increase his Republican majority in Congress, he [DeLay] resorted to a midcensus redistricting plan.»
Prosecutors said that the money helped the GOP win control of the Texas House and that the majority then pushed through a DeLay -
organized congressional redistricting plan that sent more Republicans to Congress.
Although the High Court considered that question in two cases stemming
from Congressional redistricting, its decisions will also affect redistricting at the school - board level, experts say.
Surprised the Florida Legislature didn't try this: Just as happened in Florida a few years ago, the state supreme court in Pennsylvania overturned a partisan,
gerrymandered congressional redistricting plan and, after the Republican - led state legislature and the Democratic governor couldn't agree on a new one, the court drew one up and ordered it to be put in place.
On congressional redistricting, Picente said, «Currently, all of Oneida County, with the exception of 8 towns, is located in the 24th Congressional district served by Congressman Richard Hanna.
New York is considered one of several statehouses nationally that the left believes can be turned completely Democratic in advance of the next round
of congressional redistricting.
A Missouri circuit court today ruled against a group of citizens hoping to overturn the Show - Me State's
Congressional redistricting maps on the grounds that they did not meet state constitutional muster.
Republicans have hired Benjamin Ginsberg, one of the nation's top election law experts, as national counsel for legislative and
congressional redistricting in 2011.
In January, a three - judge federal district court panel in North Carolina struck down that state's
congressional redistricting plan because it was drawn by Republicans «motivated by invidious partisan intent,» according to the opinion.
Ratf ** ked author David Daley says that Republicans targeted key state legislative races in 2010 in an effort to control state houses, and, eventually,
Congressional redistricting.
He has a new book about Republican efforts in the 2010 election to target state legislative seats, giving the party an advantage in
Congressional redistricting.
Yet one of the niggling items from his heralded pre-election agenda that remains conspicuously undone is reforming legislative and
congressional redistricting.
Because North Dakota has only one congressional district,
congressional redistricting is not necessary.
He has a new book about Republican efforts in the 2010 election to target state legislative seats and thereby gain a huge advantage in
congressional redistricting, which he says made a big difference in Republican representation in Congress.
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A referendum has been placed on the November 6 ballot; if passed, it would overturn
the congressional redistricting plan.
Anthony Weiner — the one that no longer exists, thanks in no small part to Turner's GOP colleagues in the state Senate and their inability to get
a congressional redistricting deal with the Assembly Democrats.
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