Monday, July 22, 2013

Arizona GOP Pushes For Less ‘Competitive’ Voting Districts Now That Supreme Court Gutted Voting Rights

Arizona GOP Pushes For Less ‘Competitive’ Voting Districts Now That Supreme Court Gutted Voting Rights: Arizona Republicans filed suit Friday to draw new congressional district maps before the 2014 elections, arguing that the U.S. Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act should allow the state to redraw without worrying about protecting minority voting power. After the 2010 Census found massive growth in Arizona’s Hispanic population, the bipartisan Arizona Independent [...]/p