A New Mexico state judge has ruled against a Republican Party challenge of new congressional boundaries approved by Democrats that divvied up a politically conservative oil-producing region
October 06, 2023 at 11:16 am PDTFILE - Rep. Yvette Herrell speaks to a group of tribal officials during a political forum hosted by the All Pueblo Council of Governors on Oct. 14, 2022, in Albuquerque, N.M. A New Mexico state judge ruled against a Republican Party challenge of new congressional boundaries approved by Democrats that divvied up a politically conservative oil-producing region, in an order published Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
“Because ‘entrenchment’ is the touchstone of an egregious partisan gerrymander which the New Mexico Constitution prohibits, the court finds that the congressional redistricting map enacted under Senate Bill 1 does not violate the plaintiff's equal protection rights,” the judge wrote. Under the current map, Democratic U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez in 2022 ousted a first-term Republican incumbent. But a competitive 0.7% margin of victory weighted against Republican accusations of political entrenchment by Democrats, who hold every statewide elected office in New Mexico and its three congressional seats.nationally as Republicans campaign to hold onto their slim majority in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2024.
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A judge rules against a Republican challenge of a congressional redistricting map in New MexicoA New Mexico state judge has ruled against a Republican Party challenge of new congressional boundaries approved by Democrats that divvied up a politically conservative oil-producing region.
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A judge rules against a Republican challenge of a congressional redistricting map in New MexicoA New Mexico state judge has ruled against a Republican Party challenge of new congressional boundaries approved by Democrats that divvied up a politically conservative oil-producing region.
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A judge rules against a Republican challenge of a congressional redistricting map in New MexicoA New Mexico state judge has ruled against a Republican Party challenge of new congressional boundaries approved by Democrats that divvied up a politically conservative oil-producing region
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A judge rules against a Republican challenge of a congressional redistricting map in New MexicoA New Mexico state judge has ruled against a Republican Party challenge of new congressional boundaries approved by Democrats that divvied up a politically conservative oil-producing region
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