Posted on Apr 25, 2022
A Kansas judge rejected a GOP-drawn congressional map for violating Black voters' rights
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And New York Democrats Gerrymander that states ma and a Judge rejected their map.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."He said a gerrymandered map violates provisions in the state constitution related to free speech, voting and equal protection rights.
“The State has created classes of favored and disfavored voters, allowing voters of one party to elect their candidates of choice while denying that same right to voters of another,” Klapper wrote in the ruling. “The Kansas Constitution, which recognizes citizens’ right to political equality, stands as a bulwark against such legislative misconduct.”
Klapper ordered the Legislature to redraw a legal map. However, attorneys for the state are expected to appeal the ruling.
Republican leaders in the Kansas House said in a joint statement they looked forward to an appeal."...
..."He said a gerrymandered map violates provisions in the state constitution related to free speech, voting and equal protection rights.
“The State has created classes of favored and disfavored voters, allowing voters of one party to elect their candidates of choice while denying that same right to voters of another,” Klapper wrote in the ruling. “The Kansas Constitution, which recognizes citizens’ right to political equality, stands as a bulwark against such legislative misconduct.”
Klapper ordered the Legislature to redraw a legal map. However, attorneys for the state are expected to appeal the ruling.
Republican leaders in the Kansas House said in a joint statement they looked forward to an appeal."...
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