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Episode 256: ADM for April 25, 2023: In Landmark Ruling, Alaska Supreme Court Rules that Gerrymandering is Unconstitutional
In Landmark Ruling, Alaska Supreme Court Rules that Gerrymandering is Unconstitutional
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The Alaska Supreme Court ruled Friday, April 21st that partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional, invalidating the 2022 maps drawn from a redistricting commission which had strayed from its constitutional intent to be nonpartisan.
Alaska voters approved the 1998 constitutional amendment ballot measure creating a redistricting board by a 52% to 48% margin. The…
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