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LOUISVILLE, Ky. The League of Women Voters (LWV) of Kentucky held a virtual town hall Wednesday to demystify the redistricting process that will soon take place in the commonwealth and all around the country.
What You Need To Know
After the 2020 Census, Kentucky will retain six Congressional seats
State lawmakers will redraw lines for the state’s six Congressional districts and 138 state Senate and House districts
A national organization warns that Kentucky is at “extreme threat” of gerrymandering
For the first time, Republicans will be in charge of drawing the districts
The process follows the U.S Census every 10 years as the lines for Congressional districts and state Senate and House districts are redrawn to match shifting populations.
Last week, Fran Wagner, the president of the League of Women Voters of Kentucky, wrote that the re-drawing of legislative and congressional boundaries to reflect the 2020 census results should be largely the responsibility of a “15-member Citizens Advisory Redistricting Commission.” Ms. Wagner was less than forthcoming about the details; she believes these 15 unelected, unaccountable “third parties” should be appointed by. well, she doesn’t say, but suggests they should come from among “academics, (unidentified) public interest groups, and (other) individuals.”
I can’t think of a fairer, less-partisan, more-objective group of folks than college professors and members of progressive groups, can you? As for other “individuals” serving on this commission, the league would undoubtedly allow any one as long as she/he is not a member, excuse me, a Republican member of the Kentucky General Assembly, whose supermajority members (105 out of a total of 138 state legisla
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