Democrats Challenge Wisconsin's Congressional Maps
The Elias Law Group files a lawsuit arguing the current maps perpetuate partisan unfairness and calls for new maps to be in place by the November election.
- The Elias Law Group, a Washington law firm that assists Democrats in elections, has asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to discard the state's current congressional maps, arguing that they perpetuate partisan unfairness.
- The request comes after the same court last month ordered new state legislative maps, rejecting the 'least change' approach that had been used to draw the existing maps.
- The current congressional maps resulted in six of the state's eight congressional seats being held by Republicans, with only two districts seen as competitive.
- The Wisconsin Supreme Court is under a tight deadline, as new maps must be in place by March 15 to allow adequate preparation for the August 13 primary.
- The lawsuit argues that there is time for the court to accept map submissions and select one to be in place for the November election.
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