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February 14, 2004
Appealed
Well, you wouldn't know it from reading today's AJC online, but AG Thurbert Baker (D) has notified the governor and other interested parties that he intends to appeal the redistricting decision handed down in Larios v Cox and ask for an immediate stay so that this year's elections can go on as planned.
I'm not sure exactly what to make of it -- a stay would seem to be good for Democrats but it would give Republicans the chance to make it an issue in this year's elections. On par though, the districts where redistricting is an issue are already represented by pretty conservative Republicans so it might not make much of a difference at all.
From reader Will Moore we get the following analysis:
24 states assumed a 10% safe harbor during redistricting.
3 states assumed a 5% safe harbor.
3 states had abnormally high safe harbors and probably weren't considering deviation at all.
3 states have deviation but it's unclear if they assumed a safe harbor.
8 states did not assume a safe harbor but had notable deviations nonetheless.
3 states had practically no deviation in district size (less than .5%).
Posted by Chris at February 14, 2004 01:20 PM
Comments
I'd say it might still be an issue for moderates, but it could cut either way - against whoever looks like they are "cheating" and that's got everything to do with the propaganda war. The GOP should have a much harder time making their case now that there's no "King Roy".
Posted by: Wes at February 14, 2004 09:43 PM
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