by Associated Press Published: December 27,2011
Tags: census, courts, elections, lawsuit, Politics, redistricting, representation, voters, votes, Voting
JACKSON — No one filed objections to new congressional districts drawn by federal judges by a last Thursday deadline, which could clear the way for judges to ratify the districts following a Wednesday hearing.
A three-judge panel released a plan this week to update Mississippi’s four congressional districts. Redistricting is necessary after every Census to equalize [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 13,2011
Tags: census, courts, elections, federal government, Politics, redistricting, representation, state government, voters, votes, Voting
ADAMS COUNTY and WILKINSON COUNTY — Republicans and Democrats continue fighting over moving Adams and Wilkinson counties in southwest Mississippi from the 3rd Congressional District to the 2nd.
That dispute looms large in the latest filings in the federal court case.
Attorney General Jim Hood dropped remaining objections to a three-judge panel redrawing Mississippi’s congressional districts, after [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 28,2011
Tags: census, courts, elections, federal government, lawsuit, Politicians, Politics, redistrcting, representation, voters, votes, Voting
WASHINGTON — Mississippi’s four U.S. House members have expressed confidence that a federal court will produce a redistricting plan they can accept.
The three Republicans and one Democrat said they did not object to a three-judge panel taking over the job of drawing new maps, as the state Republican Party had requested. The judges said they [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 23,2011
Tags: census, courts, elections, lawmakers, lawsuit, legislators, Politics, redistricting, representation, state government, voters, Voting
JACKSON — A panel of three federal judges said yesterday it would draw new lines for Mississippi’s four congressional districts if the Legislature doesn’t meet a deadline in about two weeks for a new map.
“To be practical about it, I don’t see any realistic hope that the Legislature will pass a plan,” U.S. Appeals Court [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 21,2011
Tags: ballots, census, courts, elections, government, Politics, redistricting, representation, voters, Voting
JACKSON — Three federal judges will hear arguments Tuesday to determine whether they should redraw Mississippi’s four congressional districts or leave the job up to legislators.
The 2012 legislative session begins Jan. 3 — only 10 days before the congressional candidates’ qualifying deadline for the March 13 primaries.
The four U.S. House districts must be adjusted to [...] [...]
JACKSON — Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann has responded to the NAACP’s announcement that it would appeal the ruling of a three-judge federal panel concerning redistricting.
Hosemann wrote in a statement: “A month ago, the federal court sided in our favor to follow the state constitution and give our elected lawmakers another year to finish the [...] [...]
JACKSON — The NAACP says it will appeal a federal panel’s ruling that candidates for the Mississippi Legislature this year will run in current districts.
Carroll Rhodes, attorney for the NAACP, tells The Clarion-Ledger that the appeal will be filed within 30 days in the U.S. Supreme Court. He would not discuss the details.
The candidate qualifying [...] [...]
JACKSON — A three-judge federal panel has ruled in favor of the Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann’s position that the state Constitution should be followed regarding the redistricting process and has ordered legislators run under the old legislative district lines in the 2011 election cycle.
In a statement, Hosemann wrote: “The federal court has ruled in [...] [...]
JACKSON — A federal panel has given Mississippi lawmakers two choices: immediately craft a redistricting plan or run in the current districts in 2011.
The ruling came today in a lawsuit filed on behalf of the Mississippi chapter of the National Association for Colored People, which sought court action after lawmakers couldn’t agree on a redistricting [...] [...]
JACKSON — Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann has released a strongly worded statement saying legislators, not a federal court, should decide on redistricting. Allowing a federal judge to render a decision is counter to the state Constitution, Hosemann says.
Hosemann wrote in an open letter to the public: “As a fervent believer in state’s rights and [...] [...]
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