Supreme Court Could Get Last Say In Redistricting Wars

Playbook: “Though Florida appears to be the largest redistricting battleground left on the map, one of the biggest wild cards in the redistricting saga is still on the table. That’s when the Supreme Court might decide to take a hammer to Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which would allow red Southern states to hypothetically redraw Black- and Hispanic-majority blue districts.”

“But the window for such an action to come in time to impact this year’s midterms has all but closed. Even if a decision in Louisiana v. Callais came on the next decision day, two Southern states have already held primaries, and the candidate filing deadline in every state but Florida has passed.”

“Could those state legislatures call special sessions, redraw maps, reopen filing periods, push back primaries and ultimately give the GOP a slight edge in the redistricting wars? In some cases, yes. But the havoc that would create for voters, election workers, campaigns and lawmakers would be difficult to justify.”