Thanks to Richard Winger of Ballot Access News for this post.

Illinois Voters Argue that New Legislative State Redistricting Plan, Passed Before Census Data is Available, is Illegal.

The U.S. Census Bureau won’t release 2020 Census Data, until Mid-August 2021, and more Detailed Numbers, no later then by September 31st.

The only State that has done its Legislative Redistricting already is Illinois, which used Census Estimates to draw the New Lines.

Last month, some Illinois Republican Leaders, and also some Illinois Voters, represented by the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF), both filed Federal Lawsuits, saying the State can’t Draw Valid Districts until the Actual Census Results are released.

The Republican case is: McConchie v Illinois State Board of Elections, n.d., 1:21cv-3091.

The MALDEF case is Contreras v Illinois State Board of Elections, n.d., 1:21cv-3139. Both cases have been consolidated. A three-judge panel heard preliminary arguments on July 14.

The Illinois Legislature has Not yet Drawn any U.S. House Districts.










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