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Committee backs study of election and party activity in districts containing reservations after divided testimony
Summary
After hours of testimony from tribal leaders, landowners and lawyers, the State and Local Government Committee voted to send SCR 4014 to legislative management for study into election and political-party activities in legislative districts containing reservation land.
The Senate State and Local Government Committee voted to send SCR 4014 to legislative management for study after several hours of testimony about redistricting and representation in districts that include tribal lands.
Sponsor Senator Chuck Wallen (District 4) said the study would examine how recent redistricting treated subdistricts such as 4A/4B and 9A/9B, whether the Gingles test was applied correctly, and whether the subdivision of districts created unequal representation. "That test was not applied," Wallen said, describing the legal arguments that prompted recent…
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