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E. St. Louis Branch NAACP v. Ill. State Bd. of Elections

Last Updated Dec 30, 2021
Case No. 1:21-cv-05512 (N.D. Ill.)
Cycles 2020

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** This case was heard alongside, but not formally consolidated with, McConchie v. Ill. State Bd. of Elections and Contreras v. Ill. State Bd. of Elections. **

A federal court challenge to the state House map based on the alleged unjustified predominance of race and violations of section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

On Dec. 30, 2021, the court rejected the challenges.

History

Case filings, starting with most recent court
    Name Last Modified
Document icon Complaint Oct 15, 2021
Document icon Plaintiff's proposed remedial plan (incl. exhs.) Nov 15, 2021
Document icon Response Nov 24, 2021
Highlighted document Document icon Order rejecting challenge Dec 30, 2021

Map | Challenged state House map

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Additional Cases

McConchie v. Scholz (was Ill. State Bd. of Elections)
Federal court struck malapportioned state legislative map (using ACS data), rejected challenges based on VRA violations and intentional discrimination
Cycles 2020
Contreras v. Ill. State Bd. of Elections
Federal court struck malapportioned state legislative map (using ACS data), rejected challenges based on VRA violations and intentional discrimination
Cycles 2020