Author: Ethan Rice
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Redistricting timeline update: South Carolina legislature announces special sessions, Washington Supreme Court assumes redistricting authority
Here’s a summary of recent redistricting updates from South Carolina and Washington. South Carolina: On Nov. 18, 2021, Senate President Harvey Peeler (R) said senators will meet on Dec. 6 at 1 p.m. in a special session to address redistricting. House Speaker Jay Lucas (R) also announced a special session for the South Carolina House…
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Runoff elections for Atlanta Public Schools districts to be held Nov. 30
Runoff elections for District 2 and At-Large District 7 of the Atlanta Public Schools school board will be held on Nov. 30, 2021. Aretta Baldon and Keisha Carey advanced to a runoff election for the District 2 seat, while Tamara Jones and KaCey Venning advanced to a runoff for the At-Large District 7 seat. Nine…
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Brown defeats Walton in Buffalo, New York mayoral election
Byron Brown (D) defeated India Walton (D) in the general election for mayor of Buffalo, New York, on November 2, 2021. Brown, who ran as a write-in candidate in the general election, received 59.6% of the vote to Walton's 40%. Walton defeated Brown in the June 22 Democratic primary. Following his primary defeat, Brown announced…
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Redistricting timeline updates: Virginia Supreme Court selects special masters and Washington commission misses deadline
Here’s a summary of recent redistricting updates from Virginia and Washington. Virginia: On Nov. 19, 2021, the Virginia Supreme Court unanimously approved two nominees for special master: Sean Trende, the Republican special master nominee, and Bernard Grofman, the Democratic nominee. Each party in the legislature was required to nominate three special masters, and the court…
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Utah enacts new legislative maps
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) signed new state legislative district maps for both chambers into law on Nov. 16, 2021. After Cox called a special session to begin on Nov. 9, the Utah legislature voted to approve the House and Senate district maps on Nov. 10. The House passed a proposed map of their own…
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Nevada and Utah hold special legislative sessions for redistricting
Here’s a summary of recent redistricting updates from Nevada and Utah. Nevada: On Nov. 11, 2021, Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) announced a special session to address redistricting would begin on Nov. 12. Legislators are expected to debate the congressional and state legislative maps released on Nov. 9. Utah: The Utah legislature began its special session…
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Utah enacts new congressional districts
Utah enacted new congressional districts on Nov. 12, 2021, after Gov. Spencer Cox (R) signed a map approved by the House and the Senate. The enacted map was drafted by the legislature and differed from a proposal the Utah Independent Redistricting Commission released on Nov. 5. The congressional map passed the Utah House 50-22 on…
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South Dakota enacts new state legislative district maps
South Dakota enacted new state legislative and congressional districts after the legislature approved a compromise between two competing proposals. Both chambers voted to approve the final proposal, known as the Sparrow map, on Nov. 10, 2021. The House approved the new districts in a 37-31 vote and the Senate by a vote of 30-2. Gov.…
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Congressional redistricting authority passes to Virginia Supreme Court, legislators nominate special masters
The Virginia Supreme Court will now have the authority to draft new congressional maps in the state after the Virginia Redistricting Commission did not meet the Nov. 8, 2021, deadline to submit a plan for U.S. House districts. Under the constitutional amendment that established the commission, party leaders of the House of Delegates and Senate…
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Redistricting timeline update: Georgia begins special session, New Hampshire and Ohio redistricting efforts delayed
Here’s a summary of recent redistricting updates from Georgia, New Hampshire, and Ohio. Georgia: The Georgia State Legislature convened for a special session focused on redistricting on Nov. 3, 2021. Senate Majority Leader Mike Dugan (R) said he expected the legislature to agree on and pass state legislative maps quicker than congressional maps. “[State legislative…