129 search results for “redistricting”
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Anderson City Council tables redistricting session after federal lawsuit
The Anderson City Council on Thursday night tabled action on redistricting council districts in the city, as part of a lawsuit brought last year. IPR’s Thomas Ouellette reports on what comes next. Council members voted to table the redistricting discussion for a future executive meeting, a recommendation from the council’s attorney Rosemary Khoury. Council members […]
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Groups call for new elections, redrawn districts in Anderson redistricting lawsuit
The plaintiffs in a redistricting case against the Anderson City Council have filed a motion in federal court for summary judgment – a decision based on evidence and statements without a full trial. Common Cause Indiana, the League of Women Voters of Indiana and the Madison County NAACP filed the motion. The lawsuit, which was […]
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After redistricting, both State Senate districts 25 and 26 see Republican winners
Despite new redistricted boundaries, Indiana’s State Senate District 26 seat remains in Republican hands after Tuesday night’s election. The 26th district now wholly encompasses Delaware and Randolph counties. Scott Alexander, currently a Delaware County councilman, received 61 percent of the votes there. In a short statement on Wednesday, he said he was “humbled” and ready […]
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Muncie may add third-party help for redistricting city council lines
It’s the city of Muncie’s turn to tackle redistricting, and the city council is looking for third-party input into whether redrawing the lines – or not – is the right move. IPR’s Stephanie Wiechmann reports. In Delaware County overall, some voting precincts had to be redrawn after the 2020 US Census showed population loss. But […]
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Delaware County begins local redistricting, focuses on voting precincts first
Delaware County has begun the process of redistricting for the 2022 election. As IPR’s Stephanie Wiechmann reports, officials say precincts and districts will need to be redrawn because of population loss. New statewide district maps were signed into law by the governor in early October. County governments then got what they needed to begin the […]
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Independent analyses say Indiana redistricting will produce little competition
Two independent analyses of Indiana’s redistricting maps say the districts drawn by Republicans are heavily skewed in favor of Republicans. Those evaluations also say the new state House, Senate and Congressional maps create very few competitive districts. George Washington University political scientist Christopher Warshaw said Indiana Republicans typically win about 60 percent of the vote […]
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Holcomb signs redistricting bill, officially ending legislative map-drawing process
Indiana’s 2021 redistricting process is officially over. Gov. Eric Holcomb signed the bill creating new legislative districts into law Monday. The maps Republicans created for themselves over the past few weeks likely eliminate any competitive Congressional districts and virtually guarantee the GOP will maintain or even grow its supermajorities in the state House and Senate. […]
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Redistricting bill sent to governor as lawmakers finish process
Hoosiers are one stroke of the pen away from having a big part of their political futures locked in for the next decade. The Indiana House and Senate gave their final OK Friday to new legislative districts, sending the 2021 redistricting bill to the governor. The maps virtually guarantee Republicans will maintain or grow their […]
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Senate Republicans reject all proposed redistricting changes requested by public
Indiana Senate Republicans rejected all proposed changes to their redistricting map Thursday that had been prompted by public concerns. Amendments offered by Democrats would have kept major Indiana cities more whole in the Senate map. Evansville would’ve been its own district, rather than split in half. West Lafayette and Lafayette would’ve been kept together, rather […]
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Senate Committee Adjusts Minority Makeup In Redistricting Map
Republicans made a slight adjustment to their proposed Senate redistricting map Tuesday before advancing the redistricting bill to the full Senate. The federal Voting Rights Act bans states from racial discrimination in redistricting. Because of that, Senate Republicans drew two districts in Marion County that packed in enough people of color that they were what’s […]
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Public Criticizes Republican Redistricting Maps In Final Legislative Hearing
Hoosier citizens got their final chance Monday to testify at the legislature on redistricting. And those who showed up at the Senate committee hearing were not supportive of what Republicans have done. Some complaints were specific – the south side of Fort Wayne split into three Senate districts, a Marion County township split into four […]
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Indiana Senate Democrats Seek Public Input On Redistricting In South Bend
In the midst of a redistricting process they say has been “closed off and restrictive,” Indiana Senate Democrats are holding a series of public input sessions across the state. “Hoosiers want a fair, transparent and open process,” State Sen. J.D. Ford (D-Indianapolis) said Friday. “Unfortunately, that’s not been the case. It’s been opaque, to say […]
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Indiana House Advances Redistricting Bill To Senate
Indiana House Republicans approved a redistricting bill Thursday that likely maintains GOP supermajorities in the Statehouse and eliminates any competitive races for Congress. Democrats have long decried the redistricting process. Unfair maps drawn 10 years ago, they argue, created a biased system. And Rep. Carey Hamilton (D-Indianapolis) said the new maps perpetuate that. “Let’s be […]
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House GOP Adds Senate Map Into Redistricting Bill Over Democrats’ Objections
Indiana House Republicans inserted the proposed Senate district map into the redistricting bill Wednesday, over the objections of Democrats. Senate Republicans unveiled their proposed map barely 24 hours earlier, on Tuesday. Rep. Cherrish Pryor (D-Indianapolis) said adding the map into the bill at this stage ignores the public’s repeated calls for transparency in the redistricting […]
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House Democrats’ Alternative Redistricting Proposal Rejected By GOP
Indiana House Democrats proposed an alternative state House redistricting map Wednesday, which was rejected by Republicans. The proposed map was drawn by a Hoosier citizen, coming out of an independent redistricting commission’s competition. House Democrats said it was important for their proposal to come from someone outside the legislature – lawmakers, they’ve said, should not […]
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Senate GOP Leaders Say Redistricting Map Could Change After Public Input
Indiana Senate GOP leaders say they are prepared to make changes to their proposed Senate redistricting map after they get public input next week. Indications last week were the Senate would try to avoid alterations, in order to get the redistricting bill to the governor sooner. But Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) said […]
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Republicans Unveil Proposed Indiana Senate Redistricting Map
Indiana Senate Republicans unveiled their redistricting proposal Tuesday for the state Senate district lines. The map will help decide who represents every Hoosier for the next decade. Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford), the proposal’s chief architect, said the new map only splits 27 counties between districts, an improvement from 43 in the previous version. And it […]
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Indiana House Committee Makes Small Changes To Redistricting Maps
A panel of lawmakers made minor changes to state House and Congressional redistricting maps Monday. The House Elections Committee then voted to send the maps to the full House. Committee Chair Rep. Tim Wesco (R-Osceola) said the changes were based in part on feedback from Hoosiers in last week’s public hearings. For instance, he said […]
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Senate Redistricting Plan Would Seem To Ignore Public Input
It appears Indiana Senate lawmakers will approve the state Senate redistricting map without any changes – regardless of what Hoosiers have to say at the only public hearing on that map. The Senate map will be unveiled Tuesday, revealing which state Senate districts Hoosiers will live in for the next decade. Wednesday, House lawmakers plan […]
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Hoosiers Raise Specific Concerns In Second House Hearing On Redistricting Maps
Hoosiers brought Indiana lawmakers some specific concerns and recommendations about the proposed state House and Congressional redistricting maps Thursday. Many people raised broad issues with the partisan balance of the maps. But some raised more specific issues with specific districts. That includes Democratic Party official Destiny Scott Wells. She pointed to the new Congressional map […]
