Kentucky Democrats have taken their legal fight to the state’s highest court in challenging Republican-drawn boundaries for state House and congressional districts
Kentucky Democrats took their legal fight to the state’s highest court on Tuesday in challenging Republican-drawn boundaries for state House and congressional districts.that the new maps did not violate the state constitution. Franklin County Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate concluded that the new boundaries amounted to “partisan gerrymanders,” but said the constitution “does not explicitly forbid the consideration of partisan interests in apportioning representation.
In defending the maps drawn by the Republican-led Legislature, Deputy Attorney General Victor Maddox said Democrats were asking the court to “institute a revolution in redistricting.” Democrats want to use “social science metrics” created in recent years to take away the Legislature’s redistricting authority, he said.The legal fight over the boundaries comes as both parties recruit candidates for the 2024 elections for the Legislature and Congress.
Abate responded that the Democratic alternative wasn’t the best map for the party, but was offered to show that redistricting could be “done better and more compliant” with the constitution.
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