Wisconsin court poised to strike down gerrymandered maps — and the GOP's dominance: report
After three hours of argument on Tuesday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court is apparently gearing up to strike down the current electoral maps for the state legislature, The Guardian reported.
The potential move could upend years of Republican dominance in the state.
But, while the court's liberal justices appear poised to embrace the argument, it's not clear how they will approach the redrawing of a map and "whether it would immediately order elections for the entire legislature next year in new districts," The Guardian's report stated.
On Tuesday, challengers argued that the maps violate the state constitution because they include more than 70 districts. According to The Guardian, Republicans drew up gerrymandered districts back in 2011 that made it virtually impossible for the party to lose its majority.
The court implemented new maps last year, with very little changes from the old ones, after Democrats and Republicans couldn't agree on redistricting.
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The court's justices asked lawyers involved with the case to submit names of non-partisan mapmakers to assist them in coming up with new maps.
From The Guardian: "The map for Wisconsin’s state assembly may be the most gerrymandered body in the US. It packs Democrats into as few districts as possible while splitting their influence elsewhere.
"Even though Wisconsin is one of America’s most politically competitive states, Republicans have never held fewer than 60 seats in the state assembly since 2012. The gerrymandering in the assembly carries over to the state senate, where Wisconsin law requires districts to be comprised of three assembly districts."
Read the full report over at The Guardian.