The Electoral College - Page 3

April 15, 2024

Maine joins interstate popular vote compact

Maine will join a multistate compact to allocate its electoral votes to the winner of the nationwide popular vote, following Democratic Gov. Janet Mills' authorization of a proposal.

October 6, 2023

Advocacy groups accuse Ohio Statehouse maps of favoring Republicans, despite bipartisan support

An Ohio district map, which received bipartisan support following a string of failed proposals, has been challenged again. Groups claimed that the latest proposal favors Republicans.

September 12, 2023

US Supreme Court urged to intervene in AL redistricting case over the creation of a Black-majority district

Alabama has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the state to maintain its Republican-drawn congressional lines as Democrats call for the creation of a second Black-majority district.

September 5, 2023

Georgia Legislature may gain more Dems if judge rules GOP map illegally weakened Black voting power

If a judge rules that Georgia’s current Republican-drawn congressional map weakens Black voting power, Democrats may gain more seats in the state General Assembly.

July 21, 2023

Both Alabama GOP redistricting proposals fall short of Supreme Court order as deadline ends Friday

Alabama Republican lawmakers proposed two congressional maps in a move that displayed little willingness to create a second majority-Black district ordered by the Supreme Court.

July 21, 2023

Alabama Republican’s redistricting proposal an insult to the Supreme Court, Black lawmakers say

Black lawmakers in Alabama said the new congressional map Republicans proposed Wednesday was an insult to the Supreme Court as it doesn’t comply to its order.

July 19, 2023

Judge refuses to dismiss Georgia lawsuits accusing districts of discriminating against Black voters

A judge is refusing to dismiss several discrimination lawsuits that accused Georgia’s current maps, which were redrawn by the GOP in 2020, of violating the Voting Rights Act.

July 19, 2023

Alabama GOP criticized for rejecting Supreme Court order to create a 2nd majority-Black district

The GOP in Alabama are being criticized for not creating a second majority-Black district ordered by the Supreme Court. Instead, Republicans offered to create a swing district.

July 18, 2023

Alabama Republicans reject proposal to create 2nd majority-Black district despite Supreme Court ruling

Republican lawmakers in Alabama rejected a proposal for a new congressional map Monday, which included a second district where Black residents would have made up most of the population.

July 17, 2023

Alabama lawmakers rush to draw new congressional map to create 2nd majority-Black district

Lawmakers are rushing to draw new congressional lines after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the existing map needed a second district where Black voters are the majority.