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Texas primary likely delayed over political map disputes
The Baylor Lariat
There was no signal that talks had resumed Tuesday, meaning the judges will almost certainly delay the primary at least two weeks as they draw new political maps. The minority groups maintain the maps proposed by the Texas attorney general still ...
Texas Primary Faces Likely Delay as the Redistricting Battle Gets MessierFox News
Texas Primary Delay Likely, Map Battle ContinuesNBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Disagreement continues over Texas redistricting mapsFort Worth Star Telegram

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New political maps chalk up Tampa Bay winners, losers
Tampabay.com
A few stand an even better chance to win, if the maps proposed by Florida lawmakers withstand court scrutiny. "From my perspective I can tell you there are a half-dozen seats in Tampa Bay that I hate because they are going to be harder to win as a ...

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Congress members want all in political map talks
Houston Chronicle
Nine groups representing minority groups, or politicians representing minorities, filed the lawsuit to block legislative and congressional maps drawn by the Republican-dominated Legislature. Those maps have failed to win judicial approval so temporary ...
From donors to counties to politicians, prolonged redistricting battles leave ...Washington Post
Prolonged redistricting fight keeps Texas in limboThe Associated Press
Texas minority Congress members threaten to appeal remapDallas Morning News (subscription)
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Campaign Roundup: Political News for the Week of 2/8
Texas Tribune
Mike Villarreal, D-San Antonio, debating congressional redistricting maps on the House floor on June 14, 2011. All eyes remain on San Antonio, where three federal judges will decide when the state's primaries will be held and what maps will be used.

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State high court allows new political maps: Decision likely means Sen ...
San Jose Mercury News
By JASON HOPPIN - Santa Cruz Sentinel The state Supreme Court ruled this morning that the upcoming 2012 elections will use maps created by a state redistricting panel, bolstering state Democrats' efforts to win supermajorities in the state Legislature.
California court OKs redrawn political boundariesU-T San Diego
State Supreme Court rejects redistricting mapCarlisle Sentinel
SUPREME COURT: Keep commission's Senate lines for 2012Press-Enterprise
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Senate Map Takes Spotlight In Redistricting Case
KTBS
The Fort Worth Democrat is fighting to keep her district after the Republican-controlled Legislature drew a new political map that all but assures her defeat to a GOP candidate. Davis claims her district was redrawn to intentionally dilute the voting ...
U.S. judge says he'll rule "with dispatch" on Pennsylvania's 2012 voting mapPhiladelphia Inquirer

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Local woman's redistricting maps aids fight against GOP plan
WFMZ Allentown
That's when Amanda started looking at the state voting district maps. She says she discovered political subdivisions and some areas split for no apparent reason. Holt testified about her finding to the Legislative Redistricting Commission -- twice.
Reapportionment disputes cause primary election confusionMontgomery Newspapers

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court explains why it tore up state political map
Allentown Morning Call
Writing for the majority in a long-awaited explanation of why the high court struck down the map put together by a five-member Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Chief Justice Ronald Castille said the panel split more municipalities than were ...
Judge: If Lehigh Valley piano teacher can draw a constitutional map, so can ...Pocono Record
Supremes: too many splits in mapPittsburgh Post Gazette
Castille: Pa. Splits 'Not Absolutely Necessary'NBC 10 Philadelphia
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Redrawn political maps get General Assembly approval
The Tennessean
Tennessee lawmakers finished the once-in-a-decade effort to redraw the state's political maps Friday, approving the Republican-authored plans after making a handful of adjustments to accommodate incumbent lawmakers. Both chambers of the General ...
Group says new Broward political maps dilute black influenceBroward Politics (blog)
Mo Supreme Court Rules on New Political MapsKMOX.com
The political hot potato: RedistrictingWayne Post
Los Angeles Times -Tampabay.com -Orlando Sentinel (blog)
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Citizens Group Wants Redistricting Maps Thrown Out
89.7 WUWM - Milwaukee Public Radio
By Marti Mikkelson Questions are swirling in Wisconsin around the process Republicans followed in redrawing the state's political boundaries. The group Voces de le Frontera filed a complaint this week when attorneys discovered that nearly the entire ...
Secret GOP memo on redistricting releasedUW Badger Herald
GOP Lawmakers Asked to Keep Quiet while Writing New District MapsPatch.com
OUR VIEW: Republicans must shore up support, not try for redoBakersfield Californian
Pierce County Herald
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