Sentences with phrase «term gerrymandering»

The term gerrymandering dates to the early 19th century and has been the subject of U.S. Supreme Court cases going back decades with very little resolution of the issue.

The term gerrymandering refers to the practice of drawing electoral district lines to favor one political party, individual, or constituency over another.

The term gerrymander dates to the early 19th century.

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To claim so would be to ignore longer - term trends, including extreme gerrymandering and the rise of political dark money that make elected officials more likely to appeal to extremes.

ALBANY — Many supporters of the state referendum to convene a constitutional convention are citing as reason the possibilities to diminish incumbent - friendly campaign finance laws, enact term limits and end gerrymandered districts.

Consequently, the term «Tullymandering» was used to describe the phenomenon of a failed attempt at gerrymandering.

I suppose when the state borders were originally drawn Congress may have tried to do some gerrymandering, but any such effort would have only short - term value as people move and political opinions change.

Kirwan's mid-Hudson Newburgh - Poughkeepsie - Beacon urban district was gerrymandered for a Democrat and it delivered Democrat Larry Bennett five terms.

Labour's attempt to throw money at the north is pure gerrymandering and will achieve nothing in real terms.

The nine chapters cover a wide range of topics, including bicameralism, presidential vetoes, gerrymandering, term limits, and voting rights.

But the High Court has never weighed in on «gerrymandering» in the largest active bond fund segment: the over $ 1 trillion of assets captured by the Morningstar US Intermediate - Term bond (ITB) category.

«It is shaping up to be a blockbuster term on gerrymandering at the Supreme Court this term,» says Richard L. Hasen, a professor of law and political science at the University of California at Irvine and author of the authoritative Election Law Blog.

The Supreme Court started the current term in October with a docket that could have a lasting impact on politics and culture, including major cases on partisan gerrymandering and LGBT rights, but six months later, the justices haven't crossed off much on their to - do list, points out Todd Ruger for Roll Call.

Marcia Coyle, the NLJ's chief Washington correspondent, sits down with Paul Smith, vice president for litigation and strategy at the Campaign Legal Center, to dig into the Supreme Court's two partisan gerrymandering cases this term.