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Redistricting tiebreaker defends choice to go with Dems’ map
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Former justice: Dems’ congressional map ‘better satisfied standard for partisan fairness’
Former Justice John Wallace Jr. says both maps were constitutional but that the Democrats’ map ‘better satisfied the standard for partisan fairness’ when compared to the Republican-drawn map. The state GOP is fighting Wallace’s decision – filing a lawsuit asking the court to throw out the new map — with Democrats asking the court to dismiss that suit.
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Redistricting tiebreaker defends choice to go with Dems’ map
Clip: 1/12/2022 | 1m 11sVideo has Closed Captions
Former Justice John Wallace Jr. says both maps were constitutional but that the Democrats’ map ‘better satisfied the standard for partisan fairness’ when compared to the Republican-drawn map. The state GOP is fighting Wallace’s decision – filing a lawsuit asking the court to throw out the new map — with Democrats asking the court to dismiss that suit.
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