John -- It’s March and you know what that means: it’s time for the Final Five! Don’t worry, we’re not messing with any tournament formats, but there will still be plenty of court action and hopefully some upsets.

That’s right: only five states are remaining that have not yet enacted congressional maps ahead of the 2022 elections: New Hampshire, Missouri, Louisiana, Florida, and Ohio (that’s still 59 congressional seats!).

Now at a glance, you might not see any layups for fair maps when looking at these five states. But with All On The Line’s full-court press, we might see some Cinderella stories in places where fair congressional maps might have once seemed like a fairy tale:

• NEW HAMPSHIRE: Gov. Sununu has promised to veto gerrymandered maps before and has called the ones passed by the House “funky.” He’s hoping the Senate improves the maps passed by the House, but if they don’t, we’ll need to hold him to his promise.
• MISSOURI: Even with control of the legislature and governor’s mansion, Republicans are having an internal scrimmage to see how far they can push their extreme gerrymander.
• LOUISIANA: Gov. John Bel Edwards just used his gubernatorial veto to block a map that failed to create a second district where Black voters could elect their preferred candidate. The legislature may attempt a veto override, so this one is in overtime.
• FLORIDA: Gov. DeSantis worked redistricting into his presidential campaign game plan at the expense of Floridians. He presented one of the most extreme gerrymanders we’ve seen and threatened to veto the legislature’s maps that are less extreme than his.
• OHIO: Despite the state Supreme Court striking down the first congressional map, the Republican-controlled commission keeps shooting their shot and passing gerrymandered maps. We’re supporting voters who are challenging their latest attempt in court.

There are two common threads in all of these states: 1.) The most extreme map manipulators in each state are running into a tough defense and 2.) We’re running an active offense -- with hard-hitting digital ads that connect voters and their elected officials, through our work to support voters in lawsuits that demand fair maps in the courts, and other plays to make voters heard.

Can you dig deep with a last-second contribution so that we can put gerrymandering on the bench once and for all?

Thanks for being our teammate in the fight for our democracy,
The AOTL Team

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