On the evening of February 19, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a stay in Harris v McCrory, the redistricting case, so the new June 7 primary that is just for U.S. House will proceed. Thanks to Rick Hasen for this news.
On the evening of February 19, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a stay in Harris v McCrory, the redistricting case, so the new June 7 primary that is just for U.S. House will proceed. Thanks to Rick Hasen for this news.
Do the redrawn districts need court approval before they go into force?
The short answer is “YES.” In other word as I understand it, the 4th District must either accept or reject the new maps. Some believe that they will most likely be rejected since – in their opinion – they do not comply with the Voting Rights Act. On the other hand, if the Court accepts the new maps, it is likely that the Democrats will file suit to further delay by appealing the Court’s map approval. In any case, it looks like Congressional voting won’t take place until June 7th even though all other primaries will still be held on March 15th.
My thought was that court approval would require additional time, making it more likely that the Supreme Court would stay the application of the decision until the 2018 election.