South emerges as flashpoint of brewing redistricting battle
The partisan showdown over redistricting has hardly begun, but already both sides agree on one thing: It largely comes down to the South.
The states from North Carolina to Texas are set to be premier battlegrounds for the once-a-decade fight over redrawing political boundaries.
Oktibbeha County starts redistricting process
Oktibbeha County supervisors on Monday contracted with the Golden Triangle Planning and Development District for redistricting services, the same group that led that work for the county 10 years ago.
Analysis: Redistricting a big task for incoming lawmakers
People elected to the Mississippi House and Senate this year will be in charge of redrawing legislative districts in the coming term.
Public hearing set for redistricting
Columbus City Council is moving through a few final steps before formalizing a redistricting plan.
Columbus keeps billboard ban, approves redistricting plan
The Columbus city council approved one major change while rejecting another during Tuesday’s regular meeting.
Firm moves forward in Columbus redistricting process
How the city’s wards may be redrawn is taking shape after Columbus councilmen approved the firm overseeing the redistricting process to move forward with its concept.
Columbus redistricting work session scheduled
A work session on Columbus’ redistricting plan has been tentatively set for Oct. 21 at the Municipal Complex.
Columbus redistricting discussion begins Tuesday
The firm that assisted Columbus officials with the city’s recently approved annexation will discuss redistricting with councilmen Tuesday.
Redistricting might shorten wait for a new liver
WASHINGTON — Where you live can affect your chances of getting a liver transplant, and your risk of dying while waiting. The nation’s transplant network
Court won’t get involved in Miss. redistricting
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court won’t order new legislative elections in Mississippi, despite a lawsuit that said current lawmakers were chosen in outdated districts
City gets nod from DOJ on redistricting
Chris Watson, of the Bridge and Watson consulting firm, received a letter from the Department of Justice on Nov. 1 stating the Columbus council’s plan for redistricting had been given pre-clearance approval.
City Council moves ahead on redistricting
As Columbus officials wait patiently to hear from the U.S. Department of Justice on the status of its redistricting plan, the city council Tuesday officially adopted a resolution to establish polling and voting precincts during Tuesday’s council meeting.
NAACP seeks 2013 elections for Miss. Legislature
The Mississippi NAACP is asking federal judges to redraw the state House and Senate districts that were approved by the Justice Department last month. The group also wants the judges to set new legislative elections in 2013, two years ahead of the normal schedule.
City awaits DOJ redistricting decision
After months of discussion, the 2012 redistricting plan for the City of Columbus has been submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice. And consultant Chris Watson, whose firm Bridge and Watson handled the redistricting, said the city will now wait for the DOJ to make its decision.
Redistricting will mean changes in some poll locations
Voter registration cards were mailed last month to a select number of Lowndes County voters, notifying them of changes they will experience as a result of countywide redistricting.
County voter registration cards in mail this week
Some Lowndes County voters soon will be receiving new voter registration cards in the mail.
Circuit Clerk Haley Salazar said her office began mailing the new cards Wednesday. The cards are being mailed to voters affected by the 2011 redistricting in the county.
Aldermen confident of redistricting plan approval
Adhering to a requirement from the U.S. Department of Justice, a city redistricting plan that will evenly distribute the population among Starkville’s seven wards was unanimously passed by the Board of Aldermen Tuesday night.
Council expected to put final touches on redistricting plan
The Columbus City Council will clear one of its last hurdles before redrawing the lines in some of its six wards. The Council on Tuesday will discuss and adopt an ordinance needed for approval before the final redistricting map can be sent to the U.S. Department of Justice for final approval.
Columbus, State redistricting plans await DOJ scrutiny
A new ordinance regarding redistricting will soon be brought before the Columbus City Council for approval. The ordinance is the next step in getting the council’s approved map before the US Department of Justice.
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