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New Jersey governor is down to join redistricting wars, following Supreme Court gutting of Voting Rights Act
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/new-jersey-governor-is-down-to-join-redistricting-wars-following-supreme-court-gutting-of-voting-rights-act/New Jersey could join the crop of blue states currently considering new congressional maps in light of the US Supreme Court’s ruling that effectively vanquishes protections for racial minority districts.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill told CNN that “we’ll take the measures we have to take” when asked if the state should redistrict in response to red states’ plans to eliminate minority districts after the SCOTUS ruling, and at President Trump’s urging.
“Right now, we are looking at what’s going on and making sure that people know that the voting system is fair,” said Gov. Sherrill. “If Trump is going to try to attack fair voting across the country, then New Jersey is going to stand up so that we can create, you know, a counter-balance to whatever he’s doing.”
She acknowledged that there were “some constitutional limitations” that would prevent New Jersey from implementing it this year.
New Jersey’s current congressional map that went into effect in 2022 was created by a bipartisan committee, which drew nine districts for Democrats and three for Republicans.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill told CNN that “we’ll take the measures we have to take” when asked if the state should redistrict in response to red states’ plans to eliminate minority districts after the SCOTUS ruling, and at President Trump’s urging.
“Right now, we are looking at what’s going on and making sure that people know that the voting system is fair,” said Gov. Sherrill. “If Trump is going to try to attack fair voting across the country, then New Jersey is going to stand up so that we can create, you know, a counter-balance to whatever he’s doing.”
She acknowledged that there were “some constitutional limitations” that would prevent New Jersey from implementing it this year.
New Jersey’s current congressional map that went into effect in 2022 was created by a bipartisan committee, which drew nine districts for Democrats and three for Republicans.
New Jersey could join the crop of blue states currently considering new congressional maps in light of the US Supreme Court’s ruling that effectively vanquishes protections for racial minority districts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
— Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) 2026-05-02T22:03:11.625Z
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