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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 and it might not be available in an easy-to-use format until Sept. 30. “Being out of compliance w...

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 share by population during the winter storms of February 14-18, 2021. Each dot represents 100 people. N...

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 there will be 17 districts for 18 incumbent U.S. House members from Pennsylvania when next year’s ...

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, was opposed by the two Democratic members of the commission. But in his interview, Schmitt said h...

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 year as they wait to receive 2020 census data. However, during a news conference Wednesday Secretar...