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TexasTowelie

(117,578 posts)
Sat Dec 16, 2023, 10:38 PM Dec 2023

Judge denies request for more time for North Dakota redistricting

An appeals court on Friday denied North Dakota’s request for more time to comply with a judge’s order to redraw legislative districts to ensure fair representation for two tribes.

Without the extension, it appears unlikely that the Legislature will meet the court’s deadline to approve new district maps.

Sen. Ron Sorvaag, R-Fargo, is chairman of the Redistricting Committee tasked with meeting the court order to redraw district lines that would not dilute the voting power of Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and the Spirit Lake Nation.

“We’re moving as quickly as we can,” Sorvaag said in an interview Friday.

Read more: https://northdakotamonitor.com/briefs/judge-denies-request-for-more-time-for-north-dakota-redistricting/

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Judge denies request for more time for North Dakota redistricting (Original Post) TexasTowelie Dec 2023 OP
Will there be any consequences... Think. Again. Dec 2023 #1
"We're moving as quickly as we can." leftieNanner Dec 2023 #2
Damn, i think you missed your lifes calling... ret5hd Dec 2023 #3

leftieNanner

(15,746 posts)
2. "We're moving as quickly as we can."
Sat Dec 16, 2023, 11:15 PM
Dec 2023

Translate: We're dragging it out as far as possible so we can claim that we can't possibly be ready for the 24 election and need to use the unconstitutional maps.

Do I have this right?

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