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Emergency Evaluation of Gerrymandering

Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine R. Borden, Jessica L. Snowden, Patricia D. Breen, Jason A. Cantone
September 5, 2023

Kidd v. Cox (Beverly B. Martin, N.D. Ga. 1:06-cv-997)
As the qualifying period for filing candidacy papers closed, a possible candidate and three voters filed a constitutional challenge to state legislative district lines. The plaintiffs sought an emergency hearing by a three-judge district court. The three-judge court extended the deadline and heard the case. The court ruled against the plaintiffs, finding the population deviations to be within constitutional limits.
Subject: District lines. Topics: Malapportionment; section 5 preclearance; three-judge court.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.