re: SCOTUS rules on Callais

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Is the 5th the second minority district? What percentage?

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Yes, would be 54% black & 51% black in terms of residents of voting age.

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So if they don't redraw the lines in time, wouldn't that mean they are using unconstitutional districts and would make any election unconstitutional?

It would seem they must redraw them to be in line with the Constitution

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Yes, and, in fact, the State of Louisiana should tell Shelly Dick to frick herself regarding oversight/ approval of the new districts that are about to be drawn.

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Will those states redistrict in time?

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I think the timer on that won't start until there's a lawsuit, so it's going to vary from district to district. I was hearing something earlier where someone made an estimate of it taking ~6 months for a state to re-district.

For us here in Louisiana, I wouldn't expect them to get it done in time for this year's election. The legislature will likely dither for the rest of this session to create a need for a special session (read: per diem pay) after regular session is over. They'll dither a bit more and then probably submit something just a smidge too late for this election cycle.

Looks like Lucy McBath in GA-6 is gonna have to move again.