Democrats have since argued that they should now be allowed to redraft the maps for 2024 rather than rely on the existing ones for the remainder of the decade.
There’s a lot at stake: The lines drawn by Democrats in 2022 would have given the party a significant edge in 22 of the state’s 26 congressional districts. The court-drawn one focused on creating as many competitive districts as possible, and those coupled with a relatively strong Republican year meant Democrats wound up winning only 15.to redo the process when a mid-level court ordered the commission to start drawing new lines, but Republicans challenged the decision.
It’s not likely there will be any immediate repercussions from Tuesday’s decision. The state Legislature, which has to vote on any new lines, could wait until about Feb. 1 to finalize new districts and still have them in place early enough to avoid disrupting next year’s election calendar — which includes June primaries for House seats.
But the court’s decision on Tuesday means that developing the new lines would create a condensed schedule. A process like that could help Republicans launch yet another challenge to any maps approved by the Democrat-dominated Legislature next year, in which the GOP would argue that the new plan skipped constitutionally necessary steps.
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