by Associated Press Published: April 9,2012
Tags: bills, districts, elections, lawmakers, laws, legislation, legislative, legislators, Legislature, Politics, population, redistricting, state government, voters, Voting
JACKSON — Mississippi lawmakers soon will be asked to vote on new configurations for their own House and Senate districts. It’s a politically sensitive task that could shape their own re-election prospects — and the prospects of their colleagues and their political parties — for the coming decade. The redistricting chairmen, Sen. Merle Flowers of [...] [...]
NATCHEZ — The U.S. Department of Justice has requested additional information from the city of Natchez about its redistricting plan. The request that could delay the upcoming Natchez Board of Aldermen elections, according to The Natchez Democrat. Natchez City Attorney Everett Sanders said the department requested the information last Tuesday, which was the last of [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 20,2011
Tags: elections, federal government, government, judges, judicial, judiciary, Politicians, Politics, redistricting, representation, state government, voters, votes, Voting
JACKSON — Federal judges yesterday released a plan to update Mississippi’s four congressional districts, which decreases the number of split counties from eight to four, the secretary of state said. The judges say their plan preserves to core constituencies of each district. “Notwithstanding the movement or potential movement of 146,000 persons, we made as few [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
JACKSON — The Supreme Court will not get involved in a fight over redistricting in Mississippi. The court affirmed today a lower court ruling allowing state lawmakers to run in their current districts this year. The justices rejected an appeal from the Mississippi NAACP. The Mississippi Legislature did not pass a redistricting plan this year. [...] [...]
JACKSON — The Mississippi Republican Party is asking federal judges to redraw the state’s four U.S. House districts before the 2012 elections. In court papers filed this month, the party said there’s “no likelihood” that legislators will handle congressional redistricting on time. The next regular legislative session begins Jan. 3. That’s 10 days before the [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
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