Author: Jerrick Adams
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Redistricting review: Virginia House of Delegates candidate sues over 2021 elections using existing maps (and other news)
Virginia: On June 28, Paul Goldman, a candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates, filed suit against Gov. Ralph Northam (D) and the Virginia State Board of Elections (among other state officials), asking that a U.S. District Court declare the Nov. 3, 2021, elections for the House of Delegates invalid, limit the terms of delegates…
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Union Station: Ruling on Oklahoma Bar Association membership and dues challenge
Tenth Circuit rules on Oklahoma Bar Association membership and dues challenge On June 29, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled on a challenge to the constitutionality of mandatory bar membership and dues, affirming in part and reversing in part the district court’s decision. A majority of states…
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Redistricting review: Federal court rejects Alabama’s attempt to force early release of Census Bureau redistricting data
In this week’s Redistricting Review, we cover news out of Alabama and Colorado. Alabama: On June 29, a three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama rejected an attempt by Alabama state officials to force the U.S. Census Bureau to release redistricting data in advance of August 16, the date…
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North Carolina General Assembly enacts bill postponing 2021 municipal elections to 2022
The delayed release of 2020 block-level data by the U.S. Census Bureau has led the state of North Carolina to delay municipal elections currently scheduled for 2021. A bill postponing this year’s municipal elections in North Carolina to 2022 became law on June 28. It affects elections in at least 35 municipalities, including Charlotte, Durham,…
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Union Station: Federal appeals court rejects challenge to exclusive representation law
Federal appeals court rejects challenge to Minnesota exclusive representation law A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit rejected a Minnesota professor’s challenge to state law allowing unions to become exclusive bargaining agents for public-sector employees in a June 16 ruling. Parties to the suit The plaintiff is Kathleen…
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Colorado commission releases draft congressional district maps; Louisiana lawmakers adopt redistricting criteria; and Michigan Supreme Court considers deadline extension
The Colorado Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission released preliminary congressional district maps on June 23, making Colorado the first state in the current redistricting cycle to produce a draft congressional plan. The commission will now conduct at least three public hearings on the proposed maps in each of the state’s current congressional districts. This makes for…
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Union Station: Indiana unions sue over payroll deduction law
Join us on Wednesday, June 30, at noon Eastern Time for a webinar marking three years since the Supreme Court’s ruling in Janus v. AFSCME. In this briefing, we will discuss how the ruling has affected union membership, the complexities involved in determining the ruling’s state-specific impacts, and how states are continuing to respond to…
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Redistricting review: Georgia, Maryland, and Michigan hold public redistricting hearings
Redistricting authorities in at least three states held hearings about their respective redistricting processes in the past week. Here’s a roundup. Georgia: Last week, Georgia lawmakers announced a schedule for public redistricting hearings, the first of which took place virtually on June 15. Ten more public hearings are scheduled, with the next taking place in…