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A majority-minority district is an electoral district, such as a United States congressional district, in which the majority of the constituents in the district are racial or ethnic minorities (as opposed to Non-Hispanic whites in the U.S.). Race is collected through the decennial United States census.
The U.S. Supreme Court discarded the district court ruling in October 2019. [7] In 2018, Ohio voters approved a ballot measure known as Issue 1, which grants the minority party oversight on redistricting, requiring 50 percent minority party approval for district maps. The process will only take place after the 2020 census and presidential election.
Joyce Marie Beatty (/ ˈ b eɪ t i / BAY-tee; née Birdsong, March 12, 1950) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 3rd congressional district since 2013, and as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus from 2021 to 2023.
Ohio's congressional districts effective 2023 Ohio is divided into 15 congressional districts , each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives . After the 2010 census , Ohio, which up until then had 18 districts, lost two House seats due to slow population growth compared to the national average, [ 1 ] and a new map ...
The Congressional Black Caucus will boast a record 62 members for the next session of Congress, contributing toward the highest number of Black federal lawmakers in history, according to a post ...
Many African-American members of the House of Representatives serve majority-minority districts. [4] Some of these congressional districts are gerrymandered, limiting serious challenges to their re-election, and limiting their abilities to represent a larger, more diverse constituency. [4] The Voting Rights Act of 1965 includes restrictions on ...
Change in apportionment of congressional districts, starting in 2023, as a result of the 2020 United States census Change within apportionment of congressional districts, starting in 2013, as a result of the 2010 United States census Change within apportionment of congressional districts, starting in 2003, as a result of the 2000 United States census Change in apportionment of congressional ...
The presidential race has dominated national headlines, but Ohioans have gerrymandering on the minds. Nearly 900 people have responded to The Dispatch's nonscientific poll on Ohio Issue 1 ...