BATON ROUGE. State senators moved this week to redraw Louisiana's six congressional districts after a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that limited the use of race in mapmaking; the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee accelerated hearings and is scheduled to vote on proposed plans this Tuesday and send a proposal to the full Senate on Thursday. New proposals presented (SB116, SB121, SB130, SB407) include options that would retain two Black-majority districts or shift to 5-1 or 6-0 Republican advantages; lawmakers face a June 1 legislative deadline, several members reported threats after Friday's hearing, and Sen. Gary Carter voluntarily left the committee, replaced by Sen. Royce Duplessis.
Prepared by Lauren Mitchell and reviewed by editorial team.
重新划分选区会转移政治权力。它可能会改变谁代表您进入国会,以及您社区的需求如何得到解决。请关注有关拟议计划(SB116、SB121、SB130、SB407)及其对您所在选区潜在影响的最新消息。
路易斯安那州参议院在最高法院做出裁决后,正迅速着手重新划分选区。紧张局势很高,有报道称出现威胁,一名参议员退出了委员会。请及时了解情况,并考虑联系您当地的代表以表达您的意见。如果您认识在路易斯安那州的人,值得转发。
共和党议员和该州共和党获得筹码,得以推进快速的地图提案,这可能会增加共和党控制的国会席位,而立法领导层则优先在6月1日截止日期前将提案通过委员会。
黑人社区和少数族裔领袖可能面临代表性减弱的风险,如果以黑人为主的选区被取消的话。此外,个别议员在争议性听证会后,还经历了威胁和敌意加剧的情况。
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