...assume leadership for a measure like this to be approved by the majority of the voters." The state constitution and federal voting laws require that districts be as "compact" as reasonably possible. They also require that redistricting preserve...

...figures in redistricting. The state asked the Justice Department in May to rule on whether those laws are in line with federal voting law. The Justice Department gave a provisional no and deferred its final ruling on the sampling issue until detailed...

...Brandeis said. Alaska is one of five states that is completely covered under the language assistance provisions of the federal voting law, Landreth said. About 19 percent of the population is Alaska Native or American Indian. The other states are Texas...

...figures in redistricting. The state asked the Justice Department in May to rule on whether those laws are in line with federal voting law. The Justice Department gave a provisional no and deferred its final ruling on the sampling issue until detailed...