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• フロリダ州のロン・デサンティス知事は、州内で民主党の下院議席をさらに削減することを目的とした新しい連邦下院選挙区の地図案を提示した。 • この選挙区再画定の取り組みは、2026年の中間選挙に向けた全米規模の境界線争いの一環であり、両党が対立する提案を行っている。 • バージニア州では、有権者が民主党による再画定案を僅差で支持し、共和党の現職数名が脅かされる形となっており、選挙区再画定が極めて重要な影響を持つことが示された。

The case is part of a national redistricting fight with high stakes for the November midterm electionsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxVirginia supreme court justices on Monday questioned whether the state’s Democratic-led legislature complied with constitutional requirements when it sent a congressional redistricting plan to voters, in a case that carries high stakes for the balance of power in the US House.The new districts, which could net Democrats four additional seats, won narrow voter approval last week. But a Republican legal challenge contends the general assembly violated procedural rules by placing the constitutional amendment before voters to authorize the mid-decade redistricting. If the court agrees that lawmakers broke the rules, it could invalidate the amendment and render last week’s statewide vote meaningless. Continue reading...

Redrawn map could flip up to five seats to Republicans as Trump’s party seeks to keep control of CongressThe US supreme court formally reinstated on Monday a redrawn Texas electoral map that was designed to add more Republicans to the US House of Representatives, as Donald Trump’s party seeks to keep control of Congress in the November congressional elections.The move by the court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, formalizes an interim decision it made in December to revive the map of US House districts in Texas. Continue reading...