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National Democratic Redistricting Committee @democraticredistricting.com · 9h

TODAY: SCOTUS is hearing Louisiana v. Callais at the same time as the White House is running a pressure campaign to gerrymander red states.

If the Court guts Section 2 of the VRA, it will be paving the way for the GOP to further silence voters and secure illegitimate power.

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National Democratic Redistricting Committee @democraticredistricting.com · 11h

Trump is already pushing GOP legislatures to gerrymander maps and grab more seats.

If SCOTUS decides to gut Section 2 of the VRA, it will make racial discrimination in voting easier and further erode public trust in our elections. https://nyti.ms/48wbrtb

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National Democratic Redistricting Committee @democraticredistricting.com · 1d

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Poll: Most Hoosiers Reject Redistricting Push

A new statewide survey finds that a majority of Indiana voters oppose federal efforts to redraw the state’s congressional maps.

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National Democratic Redistricting Committee @democraticredistricting.com · 1d

New poll: 53% of Hoosiers oppose mid-decade redistricting.

Voters don’t want Trump’s gerrymander. And no amount of taxpayer-funded coercion trips from JD Vance will change that.

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National Democratic Redistricting Committee @democraticredistricting.com · 1d

Tomorrow, SCOTUS is set to rehear oral arguments in Louisiana v. Callais.

It’s no exaggeration that the future of the Voting Rights Act is at stake.

In the midst of an attack on our democracy, the American people are looking to our nation’s highest court to protect our sacred right to vote.

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National Democratic Redistricting Committee @democraticredistricting.com · 1d

Full story: bit.ly/4nQYLSE

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National Democratic Redistricting Committee @democraticredistricting.com · 1d

NEW: In the middle of a government shutdown and an affordability crisis, KS Republicans approved $460K of taxpayer dollars to fund a special session.

What’s the special session for? Not for improving schools. Not for lowering healthcare costs.

It’s a Trump-ordered scheme to gerrymander maps.

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National Democratic Redistricting Committee @democraticredistricting.com · 1d

California is fighting against Trump’s gerrymandering power-grab.

Prop. 50 is a responsible and temporary approach to the existential threat to democracy that Donald Trump poses.

If you live in CA, vote YES on The Election Rigging Response Act.

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National Democratic Redistricting Committee @democraticredistricting.com · 1d

North Carolina is already one of the most gerrymandered states in the country because of Republican leaders in the state who have cheated and manipulated their way into power, leaving North Carolinians to suffer. Let’s be clear: we will fight back.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

Republican lawmakers in North Carolina announced plans on Monday to redraw the state’s already gerrymandered congressional maps to further favor their party. The most likely target is the First Congressional District, which has the state’s only competitive House seat.

North Carolina Republicans Plan to Redraw Congressional Map to Add a Seat

The Trump administration has pushed Republican leaders to redraw House district maps before the midterm elections next year. His party already holds 10 of North Carolina’s 14 congressional seats.

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National Democratic Redistricting Committee @democraticredistricting.com · 2d

The tidal wave of last-minute map manipulation isn’t random. It’s a warning.

Our democracy is in jeopardy.

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National Democratic Redistricting Committee @democraticredistricting.com · 5d

Louisiana v. Callais, the redistricting case about to be heard in front of SCOTUS (again!) goes beyond one state.

With the constitutionality of Section 2 of the VRA in question, a bad outcome in this case could erode voting rights nationwide. https://bit.ly/4n12xHN

Upcoming hearing in US Supreme Court is about more than Louisiana's redistricting

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – In October, the US Supreme Court will hear merit arguments in a Louisiana case that could have lasting effects on the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The American Civil Lib...

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National Democratic Redistricting Committee @democraticredistricting.com · 5d

🚨NEW: JD Vance is taking another taxpayer-funded trip to Indiana. Not to help hoosiers, but to pressure lawmakers into rigging Indiana’s maps.

Two trips, one objective: undermine democracy.

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National Democratic Redistricting Committee @democraticredistricting.com · 6d

Hoosiers have been clear: they don’t want politicians redrawing Indiana’s congressional map mid cycle. Yet, JD Vance is in Indiana now (for the second time in three months!) to ramp up the pressure on Republicans who have been stalling the redraw process.

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National Democratic Redistricting Committee @democraticredistricting.com · 6d

The DOJ has filed lawsuits against eight states to obtain sensitive voter information.

The DOJ is supposed to check power. Under Trump, it’s consolidating it. n.pr/4nJyTry

DOJ sues eight states for voting data

The Justice Department is making unprecedented demands for state elections data.

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National Democratic Redistricting Committee @democraticredistricting.com · 6d

California’s Prop. 50 is a responsible and temporary response to the GOP’s mid-decade power grab.

Most importantly, Prop. 50 respects voters’ right to determine their own future. A right that Republicans in Texas and Missouri denied their constituents.

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National Democratic Redistricting Committee @democraticredistricting.com · 6d

Let’s set the record straight on the census:
❗The Constitution gives Congress, not the president, authority.
❗The 14th Amendment requires counting every person, regardless of status.
❗For 200+ years no citizenship question existed, and adding one risks bad data and lost federal funding.

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National Democratic Redistricting Committee @democraticredistricting.com · 7d

Republicans just can’t stop cheating, and voters are paying the price.

In this episode of DTL, @johnbisognano.com & @marinakjenkins.bsky.social unpack the current redistricting battles, an update on Utah's maps, and a SCOTUS case in Louisiana that could reshape our democracy.
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'It's Extortion': Inside the Republican War on Fair Maps

YouTube video by National Democratic Redistricting Committee

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National Democratic Redistricting Committee @democraticredistricting.com · 7d

When districts are drawn unfairly, entire communities are denied real power. The winner is always determined by the map-drawers, not the electorate.

Whether in Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, or Texas — this fight is about protecting your voice.

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National Democratic Redistricting Committee @democraticredistricting.com · 8d

PENNSYLVANIA: It’s essential we protect the pro-democracy majority on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court.

If you live in PA, make a plan to vote in this crucial election and vote to YES to retain Justices Donohue, Dougherty, and Wecht: iwillvote.com

I Will Vote

Be a voter. Find everything you need to vote in your state’s next election.

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National Democratic Redistricting Committee @democraticredistricting.com · 8d

🎙️WATCH: AG @ericholder.bsky.social joined @gavinnewsom.bsky.social’s podcast!

In an important discussion, they lay out the stakes and our path forward. bit.ly/3VVWMA3

Attorney General Holder Is READY To Fight Back Against A Broken Department of Justice

Former Obama AG, Eric Holder, joins the podcast to talk about the government shutdown, James Comey's innocence, and how scared we should be about a large police force that's only loyal to one man. Time Codes: (00:00) It's Time To Be Afraid (6:31) Comey Is Not Getting Convicted (11:22) Shut It Down For Healthcare?! (17:01) Obama's Influence On The Voting Rights Fight (23:47) Gerrymandering & Race (32:52) It's About Desensitizing People To Troops On Our Streets (37:15) The Shock Being Felt By FBI Employees (40:25) Prop 50 Has Got To Pass IG: @ThisisGavinNewsom Email: [email protected] Substack: Gavinnewsom Phone: 855-6NEWSOM

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9d

NEW VIDEO: Republicans are redrawing congressional maps to lock in their power for years to come. Executive Director of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee Marina Jenkins explains how these redistricting moves threaten fair elections and what’s at stake for American democracy.

Inside Trump's Unprecedented Power Grab | Marina Jenkins

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

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National Democratic Redistricting Committee @democraticredistricting.com · 9d

NEW: Reporting from @politico.com reveals that the White House is ramping up its pressure campaign to gerrymander red states, going as far as promising “consequences” to Republican lawmakers who don’t fall in line.

This is dangerous new territory for our nation. politi.co/4nDMcKk

‘There could very well be consequences’: Trump’s team pressures wary GOP lawmakers to draw new maps

The new pressure campaign from Trump and outside groups shows the party’s desperation to cling to its razor-thin majority next year.

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National Democratic Redistricting Committee @democraticredistricting.com · 9d

Redistricting battles don’t wait for midterms.

From Virginia to Pennsylvania, we’re taking the fight to 2025 state elections because every race shapes our fight for fairness.

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National Democratic Redistricting Committee @democraticredistricting.com · 12d

If the past few months have taught us anything, it’s that our opponents will stop at nothing to redraw every map they can to further consolidate their power.

The only way to stop them is to out-organize and out-vote them.

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National Democratic Redistricting Committee @democraticredistricting.com · 13d

We’re fighting GOP gerrymanders across the country. From Missouri’s manipulated map, to Ohio’s power-grab, to Indiana’s redraw.

This movement is mobilizing voters and building bipartisan opposition to stop the GOP's redistricting rampage.

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