/tags/gerrymandering Gerrymandering en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Mon, 05 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-02-05/in-illinois-politics-remapping-keeps-the-powerful-in-power The maps Illinois Democrats approved in 2021 sealed in their political power for a decade — adding one Hispanic-majority blue seat in Congress and forcing two Republicans out of their districts. Mon, 05 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-02-05/in-illinois-politics-remapping-keeps-the-powerful-in-power Tina Sfondeles /government-politics-issues/2022-09-07/missouri-secretary-of-state-joins-supreme-court-case-that-could-allow-extreme-gerrymandering The office of Jay Ashcroft, a Republican, filed an amicus brief in a U.S. Supreme Court case that could give state lawmakers the power to set election rules, draw congressional maps without any review by state courts, and potentially refuse to certify presidential election results. Wed, 07 Sep 2022 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-09-07/missouri-secretary-of-state-joins-supreme-court-case-that-could-allow-extreme-gerrymandering Jason Hancock /government-politics-issues/2021-11-19/illinois-new-congressional-maps-may-favor-democrats-but-they-carve-up-cities-like-ofallon The community of 32,000, one of the only growing cities in the Metro East, is split between two congressional districts. Some say this drastically hurts its representation. Fri, 19 Nov 2021 11:20:41 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-11-19/illinois-new-congressional-maps-may-favor-democrats-but-they-carve-up-cities-like-ofallon Kelsey Landis, Eric Schmid /government-politics-issues/2021-11-12/republicans-and-minority-advocacy-groups-submit-their-own-changes-to-illinois-legislative-maps The proposals were submitted as a part of the lawsuits challenging the state's new legislative district maps and would create more majority Latino and Black districts. Fri, 12 Nov 2021 16:06:49 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-11-12/republicans-and-minority-advocacy-groups-submit-their-own-changes-to-illinois-legislative-maps Peter Hancock /government-politics-issues/2021-11-02/the-metro-east-wont-lose-any-congressmen-under-illinois-new-maps The number of downstate representatives is about the only thing that’s staying the same. The new boundary lines will likely swing the 13th District back to the Democrats. Tue, 02 Nov 2021 22:12:48 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-11-02/the-metro-east-wont-lose-any-congressmen-under-illinois-new-maps Eric Schmid /government-politics-issues/2021-10-29/illinois-democrats-push-new-congressional-maps-through-the-general-assembly The final draft pits two incumbent Democrats in Chicago against each other and creates a downstate district that leans democratic. Fri, 29 Oct 2021 16:31:47 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-10-29/illinois-democrats-push-new-congressional-maps-through-the-general-assembly /government-politics-issues/2021-10-25/illinois-democrats-pit-republican-incumbents-against-each-other-in-revised-congressional-map The new district boundaries also create a second district in the Chicago area that the state’s growing Latino population could capture. Mon, 25 Oct 2021 20:46:22 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-10-25/illinois-democrats-pit-republican-incumbents-against-each-other-in-revised-congressional-map Jerry Nowicki /government-politics-issues/2021-10-22/illinois-proposed-congressional-map-would-boost-democrats National Democrats are pushing the party in Illinois to produce a congressional map that guarantees as many Democratic-leaning districts as possible. Fri, 22 Oct 2021 15:52:14 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-10-22/illinois-proposed-congressional-map-would-boost-democrats Eric Schmid /government-politics-issues/2021-08-23/republicans-sue-st-clair-county-government-saying-democrats-are-gerrymandering-districts Two county Republicans allege Democrats conspired to dilute conservative presence in some districts in the newly proposed redistricting map. Mon, 23 Aug 2021 18:10:20 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-08-23/republicans-sue-st-clair-county-government-saying-democrats-are-gerrymandering-districts Kavahn Mansouri | Belleville News-Democrat /podcast/politically-speaking/2021-05-28/is-illinois-challenging-democratic-rhetoric-about-redistricting © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌÃ's Jason Rosenbaum talks with Eric Schmid of STLPR and Hannah Meisel of NPR Illinois about how Illinois Democrats are handling an unusual redistricting cycle. Fri, 28 May 2021 19:55:33 GMT /podcast/politically-speaking/2021-05-28/is-illinois-challenging-democratic-rhetoric-about-redistricting Jason Rosenbaum, Eric Schmid, Hannah Meisel