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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's top election official and its redistricting panel asked the state Supreme Court on Wednesday for more time to adopt new congressional and legislative maps, pointing to delayed census data. The lawsuit , which was expected, seeks a Jan. 25 deadline — nearly three months later than the Nov. 1 date set in the state constitution. Due to setbacks from the pandemic, the U.S. Census Bureau is not expected to release redistricting data until mid- to late August...

Press release content from PR Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Frozen out: Minorities suffered four times more power outages in Texas blackouts April 14, 2021 GMT Figure 1. Map of the Houston, TX, Metropolitan Statistical Area showing minority status and blackout share by population during the winter storms of February 14-18, 2021. Each dot represents 100 people. Figure 1. Map of the Houston, TX, Metropolitan Statistical Area showing minority status and blackout sha...

By MARC LEVYApril 14, 2021 GMT HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — There may be nothing more nerve-wracking for a member of Congress than redistricting, when the once-a-decade redrawing of district boundaries injects a dose of uncertainty into their political careers. In Pennsylvania, redrawing the districts to correspond with population shifts identified by the 2020 census will have a particularly unpredictable effect on congressional districts, since the state is expected to lose a district. That means ...

Arizona redistricting panel picks executive director By BOB CHRISTIEMarch 17, 2021 GMT PHOENIX (AP) — A top staffer for Phoenix City Councilman Jim Waring has been chosen to be the executive director of the commission that will redraw Arizona’s political district lines this year. The five-member commission chose Brian Schmitt for the job after interviewing five finalists in a day-long session Tuesday. The 3-2 vote to hire Schmitt, who was linked to Republican campaigns last year and in 2018...

Oregon officials seek answers about redistricting deadline By SARA CLINEMarch 11, 2021 GMT PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — As Oregon’s redistricting deadline draws closer, and census data is delayed, the state’s legislative leaders and the secretary of state are discussing how to move forward. Oregon’s Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem, and House Speaker Tina Kotek, D-Portlandfiled a petition Wednesday with the state Supreme Court, asking for a redistricting extension until the end of the ...

Connecticut lawmakers are considering a bill that would change the way prisoners are treated during this year's redrawing of state legislative districts lines. Currently, those incarcerated...

Ohio is first state to sue Census Bureau over delay in data FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2020 file photo, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, center, calls to order the 55th Electoral College at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio on Thursday, Feb.25, 2021, became the first state to challenge the U.S. Census Bureaus decision to push back the release of 2020 census figures so more time can be spent on fixing any inaccuracies in the data. (Joshua A. Bickel/The Columbus Dispatch via AP) Pu...

Last week, the U.S. Census Bureau announced that the data needed to redraw district lines from U.S. Congress to the county board won’t arrive until Sept. 30 — a full

The data needed to redraw Pennsylvania’s political districts is more than five months behind schedule, raising concerns among advocates for fair maps that

Lawmakers will likely get half as much time to draw the state’s new legislative and congressional maps, worrying advocates who have long fought for a more open process.