Posted on Apr 25, 2022
A Kansas judge rejected a GOP-drawn congressional map for violating Black voters' rights
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The judge ruled the recently drawn map violates provisions in the state constitution related to free speech, voting and equal protection rights to favor Republican candidates by putting parts of Wyandotte County and Lawrence in districts where Democrats have little chance to win.
KANSAS CITY, Kansas — A Wyandotte County judge struck down the state’s new congressional map, clearing the way for the Kansas Supreme Court to weigh in on how far politicians can go in gerrymandering political boundaries.
District Court Judge Bill Klapper ruled the map — drawn by the Republican-dominated Kansas Legislature — violates the rights of residents in Lawrence and Wyandotte County by watering down the influence of Black voting blocs to serve partisan ambitions.
Republican Attorney General Derek Schmidt said in a press release Monday afternoon that the state filed an appeal.
In his ruling, Klapper said a gerrymandered map violates provisions in the state constitution related to free speech, voting and equal protection rights.
KANSAS CITY, Kansas — A Wyandotte County judge struck down the state’s new congressional map, clearing the way for the Kansas Supreme Court to weigh in on how far politicians can go in gerrymandering political boundaries.
District Court Judge Bill Klapper ruled the map — drawn by the Republican-dominated Kansas Legislature — violates the rights of residents in Lawrence and Wyandotte County by watering down the influence of Black voting blocs to serve partisan ambitions.
Republican Attorney General Derek Schmidt said in a press release Monday afternoon that the state filed an appeal.
In his ruling, Klapper said a gerrymandered map violates provisions in the state constitution related to free speech, voting and equal protection rights.
A Kansas judge rejected a GOP-drawn congressional map for violating Black voters' rights
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And New York Democrats Gerrymander that states ma and a Judge rejected their map.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."He said a gerrymandered map violates provisions in the state constitution related to free speech, voting and equal protection rights.
“The State has created classes of favored and disfavored voters, allowing voters of one party to elect their candidates of choice while denying that same right to voters of another,” Klapper wrote in the ruling. “The Kansas Constitution, which recognizes citizens’ right to political equality, stands as a bulwark against such legislative misconduct.”
Klapper ordered the Legislature to redraw a legal map. However, attorneys for the state are expected to appeal the ruling.
Republican leaders in the Kansas House said in a joint statement they looked forward to an appeal."...
..."He said a gerrymandered map violates provisions in the state constitution related to free speech, voting and equal protection rights.
“The State has created classes of favored and disfavored voters, allowing voters of one party to elect their candidates of choice while denying that same right to voters of another,” Klapper wrote in the ruling. “The Kansas Constitution, which recognizes citizens’ right to political equality, stands as a bulwark against such legislative misconduct.”
Klapper ordered the Legislature to redraw a legal map. However, attorneys for the state are expected to appeal the ruling.
Republican leaders in the Kansas House said in a joint statement they looked forward to an appeal."...
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