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Initial thoughts about Monday's Supreme Court arguments on Redistrictung

The Supreme Court was sharply divided about what to do and reaching for options to deal with a very messy situation.

One option that got a lot of play and seemed attractive to justices on both sides of the court's ideological spectrum was the possibility of just punting and letting the DC court issue its preclearance ruling, presumably some time in February. The suggestion came first from Justice Alito and later in the argument Justice Sotomayor asked directly, "What's our absolute drop dead date?" (Answer: maybe June) Justice Kagan also raised the possibility.

Another option which came up was the possibility of shifting the burden to the State of Texas for showing that it had a likelihood of success on parts of the map that had been challenged in the section 5 case—a suggestion made by Justice Kagan. (more)

Who's running for precinct chair?

The following people have filed to run for precinct chair. We have competitive races for County Chair, Pct. 71, Pct. 115, and Pct. 119. However 45 precincts (4, 8, 13, 15, 16, 19, 22, 24, 28, 30, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 43, 47, 49, 50, 52, 53, 55, 64, 66, 72, 75, 77, 80, 83, 84, 91, 96, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108, 110, 111, 113, 114, 116, 121, 124, & 126) are without candidates for precinct chair. Filing will re-open later this month. Will you be willing to serve?

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