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The outcome of the political battle over Texas’
redistricting effort is already having major implications across the country.
Other Republican-dominated states are considering following Texas’ lead as Democratic governors
weigh their options to retaliate with their own mid-decade redistricting efforts.
Republican efforts: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently floated the idea of a mid-cycle redistricting in his state, telling reporters in July, “I think the state malapportioned.”
Ohio is required to redraw its congressional districts this fall because the 2022 map was struck down as unconstitutional by the state Supreme Court.
Punchbowl News reported the White House is pushing Missouri to redraw its districts to target one of just two Democratic-held seats, that of Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, in a state where the GOP holds the other six House seats. The White House has also urged Indiana to redraw districts in which Democrats hold two of nine seats.
Democrats pushing back: Meanwhile, Democratic governors in deep-blue states are plotting retribution. The governors of California, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey and New York have suggested they will explore redrawing their own congressional district maps to add more Democratic-leaning seats, or have left the door open to doing so.
The redistricting battles cannot carry on without deadlines. In many states, including Texas, candidates must file for next year’s primary ballots before the end of this year.
