Kentucky Democrats have taken their legal fight to the state’s highest court in challenging Republican-drawn boundaries for state House and congressional districts.
Abate said the case boils down to whether the court has a role in reviewing partisan gerrymandering.
With the new districts in effect in last November’s midterm election, Republicans increased their legislative supermajorities. Several Democratic state House members lost their reelection bids after having Republican-friendlier territory tacked onto their districts. Wingate’s ruling came shortly after the election.by the state Democratic Party and several individuals, including Democratic state Rep. Derrick Graham.
Maddox noted that in a span of three elections, Democratic membership in the Kentucky House dwindled significantly under Democratic-drawn maps for the chamber. That should put to rest the Democratic claims of partisan unfairness in the Republican-drawn maps, he said.
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