The Illinois Supreme Court did the dirty work for Democrats and are disenfranchising millions of voters, according to statehouse Republicans who challenged the legislative maps.
After the 2020 Census, new legislative maps were drawn by majority statehouse Democrats. Following guidance from the judiciary, Republicans waited two election cycles to bring a challenge to show what they argued were negative impacts. The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled against their challenge over timeliness issues. House Minority Leader Tony McCombie says it’s disappointing.
Audio PlayerThe Princeton Gerrymandering project, which assesses legislative maps around the country using several metrics, gave the current Illinois map a failing “F” grade.
Story from Illinois Radio Network
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