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The proposals were submitted as a part of the lawsuits challenging the state's new legislative district maps and would create more majority Latino and Black districts.
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The St. Louis Board of Aldermen’s legislation committee released an updated draft of a redistricting map Thursday. It reduces the number of wards from 28 to 14, as approved by voters 10 years ago.
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The number of downstate representatives is about the only thing that’s staying the same. The new boundary lines will likely swing the 13th District back to the Democrats.
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A 2012 charter amendment cut the number of wards from 28 to 14. Public hearings are set for Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.
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The final draft pits two incumbent Democrats in Chicago against each other and creates a downstate district that leans democratic.
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The new district boundaries also create a second district in the Chicago area that the state’s growing Latino population could capture.
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National Democrats are pushing the party in Illinois to produce a congressional map that guarantees as many Democratic-leaning districts as possible.
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Over the next eight to 10 weeks, an aldermanic committee will draw a new map of the city with half as many wards. The Board of Aldermen is legally required to do so by the end of the year in compliance with a charter amendment approved by voters in 2012.
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Missouri and Illinois are approaching redistricting differently, with Missouri delaying the bulk of the process until 2022 and Illinois creating maps before the census data was even released.
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The plan adopted Tuesday night was the third draft of a redistricting plan that had been introduced in the span of 48 hours. Voting rights advocates say they didn’t have enough time to review the new maps.