Ranked Choice Voting Stays Alive in Maine — for Now
The Maine Supreme Court said the voter-approved law is unconstitutional for general elections for governor and state lawmakers.
The Maine Supreme Court said the voter-approved law is unconstitutional for general elections for governor and state lawmakers.
Over 70 years ago, Felix Frankfurter warned the Court against getting into the “political thicket” of redistricting.
Justices Stop the Forced Redrafting of Wisconsin's Election District Map.
“We need more people that have an independent mindset when it comes to making decisions of this magnitude."
The state government says the 2013 map is legal, since it was approved by the courts.
Unveiled in January by Eric Holder, the PAC will use legal, political and high technology tools.
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the latest redistricting plan from North Carolina on Monday, holding that the state Legislature had impermissibly used race in the redistricting process for two congressional districts.
It "would extinguish any last hope for state autonomy"and make federal lawsuits unavoidable.
Last November, a federal district court agreed with the suit, and struck down the legislative districts.
Nearly 500 pieces of legislation have been introduced around the country this year to make voting easier.