After three hours of public testimony on Tuesday, members of the House Committee on Elections and Apportionment passed the bill carrying Indiana's new congressional maps on a party-line vote.
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As part of that effort, Indiana House lawmakers have proposed carving up Indianapolis into four districts, grouping Democratic-leaning voters in the capital city with Republican-leaning areas throughout the state. That could dilute the voting power of Indianapolis Democrats, making it hard for the party to retain Carson’s seat.
Amid growing signs that even some Republicans are starting to view Donald Trump as something of a lame duck, the president and his allies have apparently chosen Indiana to reassert his dominance of the party.
The author of Indiana’s new congressional redistricting bill acknowledged the maps are “politically gerrymandered” during committee questioning Tuesday but defended the proposal against accusations of illegal racial gerrymandering.
Municipal elections cost Indiana significantly more per vote than midterm and presidential contests, according to a state study released this week
The Legislature will reconvene next week to discuss redrawing congressional maps to help Republicans in the midterm elections following a Trump pressure campaign.