Minnesota Court Considers Fair Congressional, State Legislative Maps Proposed by NRAF-Supported Voters
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Brooke Lillard • Lillard@redistrictingaction.org
Washington, D.C. — Today, a special state court panel held oral arguments in the ongoing impasse lawsuit, Sachs v. Simon, which establishes that Minnesota’s current congressional and state legislative districts have not been updated based on 2020 Census data, and, therefore, new maps must be drawn by the court. Minnesota voters supported by the National Redistricting Action Fund (NRAF), also known as the Sachs Plaintiffs, were represented by their counsel today before the five-judge panel to discuss their proposed state legislative and congressional maps. Today’s hearing provided the court an opportunity to hear from the various parties to the litigation, including the Sachs plaintiffs, regarding their different proposed redistricting plans, which were submitted last month.
“Of the various maps presented in this case, the congressional and legislative plans presented by the Sachs Plaintiffs best reflect the panel’s map-drawing principles,” said Marina Jenkins, Director of Litigation and Policy for the NRAF. “The Sachs Plaintiffs’ maps present fair, commonsense solutions that are most responsive to public testimony and most accurately reflect the population changes across Minnesota as indicated by the 2020 Census data.”
If the Minnesota Legislature and governor fail to enact lawful map plans by February 15, the court is expected to adopt new congressional and state legislative maps based on the proposals submitted to the court. You can read more here about the fair congressional and state legislative redistricting plans submitted by the Sachs Plaintiffs to the court.
About NRAF
The National Redistricting Action Fund (NRAF) is the 501(c)(4) affiliate of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee. The mission of the NRAF is to harness the power of people and the courts to dismantle unfair electoral maps and create a redistricting system based on democratic values. By helping to create more just and representative electoral districts across the country, we also hope to restore the public’s faith in a true representative democracy.
