AP – Miss. House redistricting targets white Democrats

Miss. House redistricting targets white Democrats

A Republican redistricting plan for the Mississippi House would increase black majority districts at the expense of white Democratic lawmakers.

The plan, released Wednesday and approved by the House Elections Committee, could come to a vote as soon as Thursday. A Senate plan has yet to be released.

“It’s fair and it complies with the law,” said Reapportionment Committee Chairman Rep. Bill Denny, R-Jackson. The chairman of the Joint Reapportionment Committee read his statement word-for-word in three separate meetings Wednesday. He said districts are more tightly drawn and that fewer counties and precincts are split.

AP
4/25/12