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[Louisiana] House submitting its map to DOJ and federal judge
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Apr 21, 2011 05:49pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - New Orleans Times-Picayune |
| News Date | Thursday, April 21, 2011 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | BATON ROUGE -- House Speaker Jim Tucker says the remapping plan for the 105 state House seats will be sent to the U.S. Justice Department and to a Washington, D.C., federal judge for approval.
Louisiana must get all political boundary line changes approved under the 1965 Voting Rights Act to ensure against discrimination. Previous redistricting plans approved by the House have been rejected by the Justice Department. Sending it to a federal judge is an attempt to circumvent potential problems.
Tucker, a Republican, said Thursday that the dual submission is the best way to ensure the House districts are approved before legislative elections this fall. |
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