JACKSON (Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011) – Legislative redistricting continues to draw news coverage. The latest is a story that appeared today in The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal.
The piece offers a quick look at some of the changes in North Mississippi districts and the comments from state Rep. Tommy Reynolds and state Sen. Terry Burton – the two lawmakers leading the redistricting efforts in the House and Senate – that a vote could happen as early as this week.
It also mentions that Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant, who presides over the state Senate as president, may fight the state House redistricting plan if he believes it is unfair. Such a move could throw this entire issue into court. Here is what the story says:
The speculation of a deadlock on redistricting has been intensified this year because Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant, who presides over the Senate, had indicated that his chamber might block the House plan if he thinks it is unfair.
Bryant has said he advocates a plan with fewer split precincts and more compact districts.
In past efforts, each chamber has simply rubber-stamped the other's plan.
But House leaders have said that if the Senate does not approve their plan, they will do the same to the Senate proposal. If that occurs, the issue could be thrown into courts, and legislators might have to run under the old districts later this year and again under the new districts in 2012.
Click here to read the entire story.
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