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Lawmakers try to alter voter-approved redistricting reforms

Lawmakers try to alter voter-approved redistricting reforms

By /March 5, 2020 /Local News

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — With the census approaching, lawmakers in some states are attempting to alter recent voter-approved measures that were intended to reduce partisan gamesmanship when drawing new voting districts for the U.S. House and state legislatures. In Missouri and Utah, Republican-led legislatures have advanced proposals to unravel […]

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Redistricting law approved by voters at risk, supporters say

Redistricting law approved by voters at risk, supporters say

By /February 22, 2020 /Local News

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Supporters of a voter-approved independent redistricting effort say Republican lawmakers are ready to dismantle the measure aimed at combating gerrymandering. They are considering stripping out a key provision: A ban on drawing districts purposefully to favor or disfavor an incumbent or political party, a tactic […]

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