The three-panel court has given the state a June 3rd deadline to draw a new congressional map. The legislature is in session, and they are scheduled to end June 3rd as well. But with the budget yet to be heard in Senate Finance, Senate President Cameron Henry said it’s impossible for them to even file a bill for a new map because the deadline has already passed.
“If we would have gotten this obviously several months ago, we would have been able to comply with what the judges want. But we’re really not in a position to do it,” said Henry.
Henry said it’s time to let State Attorney General Liz Murrill handle the congressional map at this point with an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in the works.
“Obviously she’s going to do a fantastic job for us, and we’ll see what the next step has to be, but we’re not able to do that at this time,” said Henry.
After multiple attempts to draw maps, that have been rejected by federal judges in different districts, Henry said it’s all part of the legal process…
“The Judiciary Branch has spoken, so if we had the ability to act, we would, we don’t have that ability so we’ll see what the Attorney General can do. And we all have faith in her ability to go through the process and we’ll see what the outcome is,” said Henry.
The NAACP has also filed an appeal for the U.S. Supreme Court to settle the congressional map for the fall election.
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