The U.S. Supreme Court in the past few weeks and months has agreed to hear three redistricting cases in the coming term. One is from Maryland, one from Texas, and one from Arizona. Here is an article by Rick Hasen in the Orange County Lawyer magazine, describing each of them.
The Maryland case will be argued November 4. The other two cases don’t have argument dates set yet.
When Arizona enacted its “independent” redistricting initiative it promised that legislative districts would have population equality equivalent to that of congressional districts.
The constitution “B.CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS SHALL HAVE EQUAL POPULATION TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, AND STATE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS SHALL HAVE EQUAL POPULATION TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE;”
Perhaps the commission lawyers included how practicable it was to sneak greater deviation for legislative districts past the courts.
The legislative council analysis said:
“2. Both legislative and congressional districts shall be equal in population, to the extent practicable. This establishes a new strict population equality standard for legislative districts.”
Attention ALL gerrymander math MORONS
(esp. involved in the various gerrymander cases) —
1/2 or less votes x 1/2 pack/crack gerrymander districts = 1/4 or less CONTROL indirectly = ANTI-Democracy minority rule oligarchy.
UNEQUAL votes for each district winner.
UNEQUAL total votes in each district.
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P.R. and nonpartisan App.V.