Team: It’s an election year, and yet congressional and state legislative districts still hang in the balance in several states. There’s a lot at stake with multiple ongoing legal challenges to unfair maps — including cases led by All On The Line’s affiliate, the National Redistricting Foundation. 

Keeping our fingers on the pulse of these cases can be tough, even for lawyers. The best way for you to get up to date is to join our first virtual volunteer meeting of 2024 on Wednesday, January 17th. But let’s take a quick spin through where things stand in a few key states: 

Wisconsin: Last month, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court struck down state legislative maps that would have continued to give Republicans an unfair advantage. This decision requires lawmakers or the court to draw up new maps in which each district is a “contiguous territory” rather than broken up into different parts. New constitutional maps need to be in place, likely before April.

Georgia: Last fall, a federal court ordered state lawmakers to redraw congressional and state legislative maps to comply with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, following a successful challenge initiated by the National Redistricting Foundation, an All On The Line affiliate. Many experts believe lawmakers’ revised maps fall well short, papering over one issue by introducing unfairness in another form. Nevertheless, a U.S. District judge approved them. There’s a lot of work to do here because the fight for fair maps in Georgia is far from over.

Louisiana: Last year, a federal judge ruled that congressional maps drawn by the Republican-led state legislature diluted the power of Black voters and ordered new maps to be drawn by the end of January 2024. AOTL and its affiliates are tracking the case closely and are prepared to take action to ensure every voter is represented fairly.

New York: In a victory for New Yorkers, the New York State Court of Appeals struck down the state’s Congressional maps and ordered the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission to redraw district lines in time for the 2024 election. As with the pending redraw in Louisiana, All On The Line and our affiliates are keeping a watchful eye on the Empire State.

There’s a lot still up in the air, and I wouldn’t blame anyone for feeling nervous about how much is at stake. But the best antidote for anxiety is action. All On The Line and our affiliates are tracking each one of these cases closely and are poised to take action to protect fair maps — and you have a role to play in this fight.

Get started by signing up for All On The Line’s first virtual volunteer meeting of 2024 — we’ll pass along crucial updates on our work (including the latest in these states) and tell you how to best take action to fight for fair maps, no matter where you live.

I hope to see you there!

Best,

Brianna Shamsuddoha
Director of Mobilization

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