Judges Want Texas Maps in Time for April Primaries
Candidates are ready. Voters are ready. The judges are ready. But the lawyers apparently haven't come to terms on maps for this year's congressional and legislative elections.
Today, in a San Antonio courtroom, the lawyers will meet with a panel of three federal judges who have said they want maps quickly — this week — so they can schedule primary elections.
The judges — and the lawyers in the case — have heard election administrators from several counties around the state, each of whom said it would take 60 to 80 days to put together an election once the maps have been ...
Comments (6)
Mike Openshaw via Texas Tribune on Facebook
So the main impediment to settling this court case filed under Civil Rights statutes designed to protect ethnic minority representation is how to protect two Anglo Democrats (Davis and Doggett). That makes a lot of sense!
Deb Nun via Texas Tribune on Facebook
What a dog & pony show~
http://youtu.be/rZpOyn48Unk
namoyer
The Court's Monty Hall act is the worst sort of sausage making!
Dale Curry
@ Mike - Sorry buddy but your precious tparty's attempt to disenfranchise your neighbors is a deal killer for democrats in Travis County. Guess we can kiss that April primary GOODBYE! Hope you and yours is well.
Adele Roberson
Redistricting for the Republican vote is not doing so well in Texas these days.
Where is that crook Tom Delay when Republicans need him? Oh, in jail.? .. probably not... but should be.
gypsy314 ne
You can not deal with liberal judges you give a inch they want a mile I say to hell with them.
Anyone BUT Obama and democrats!