Gerrymandering

Second suit challenges racial ‘gerrymandering’ in Arkansas’ congressional redistricting

KUAR | By Hunter Field / Arkansas Advocate

Three Central Arkansas voters and a religious group filed another federal lawsuit on Tuesday challenging Arkansas’ new congressional district map.

The voters and the Christian Ministerial Alliance claim that Arkansas’ 2nd Congressional District — which includes most of Central Arkansas – was racially gerrymandered.

The complaint — like a similar lawsuit filed last year by several state legislators and voters — says parts of Pulaski County were “cracked,” or separated from the 2nd Congressional District to split up a voting bloc.

https://www.ualrpublicradio.org/local-regional-news/2023-05-24/second-suit-challenges-racial-gerrymandering-in-arkansas-congressional-redistricting

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Arizona state Sen. Andy Biggs flips through redistricting maps during a special legislative committee hearing to discuss the state commission's proposed maps in 2011.