Courts Are Shaking Up House Elections in 2016

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Ariticle talks of other states also.




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How courts are shaking up House elections in North Carolina and beyond in 2016. @bpolitics




http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/graphics/2015-redistricting/

Courts Are Shaking Up House Elections in 2016


By Alex Tribou and Adam Pearce
December 3, 2015

After every U.S. census, states redraw the boundaries of their congressional districts to account for changes in population. This sets off a decennial exercise in partisan gamesmanship, with Democrats and Republicans seeking to alter the lines to their advantage.

Lawsuits inevitably follow. Since new maps were drawn before the 2012 election, courts have weighed in on them in 22 states. Five years after the census and less than a year away from the 2016 election, five states are still waiting on judges to determine the fate of their districts. Their decisions could help Democrats chip away at the Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.

One of the most acrimonious redistricting fights in the nation came to an end on Wednesday, when Florida's Supreme Court replaced the Republican-drawn congressional map with one that shakes up all but three districts in the state. The Court said Republican lawmakers violated a 2010 constitutional amendment, overwhelmingly approved by voters, that prohibited legislators from drawing districts to favor incumbents or to benefit one party over another. Under the court-ordered map, three districts currently held by Republicans will now be more evenly split politically or lean Democratic — and one Democratic seat will lean Republican.


Florida's Winding 5th District






The 5th district’s wandering path is especially stark when you zoom out to see the whole state.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

1. I don't see the 5th district outlined on this map n/t

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4. You can see it at the link. nt

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2. In NJ, both parties got together and agreed to divide the state--disenfranchising millions.

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The parties got together to decide how the state was going to be apportioned to save on campaigning costs.

This pretty much means that an R district remains one, and a D district remains one. So, if you are a member of the opposition party in that district, your have almost zero voice in state and US congressional elections. It's extremely difficult to garnish enough votes to flip a district!

The primary reason, was to reduce the party costs in getting their candidate elected.


Welcome to NJ, Business as Usual!


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[csziggy]

3. Here is a clip of the 5th district

At this point I'm not sure if I will be in the 5th or in the 2nd - I haven't found a detailed enough map of Leon County with the new districts to tell. I think I will be in the 5th, just north of the squiggly bit that invades the center of Tallahassee.