The Supreme Court temporarily blocks decisions requiring new voting cards for Ohio and Michigan



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By Dareh Gregorian

The US Supreme Court on Friday blocked lower court decisions that invalidated the Ohio map for parliamentary districts and that of Michigan for legislative districts as supporters.

The high court orders suspended the efforts of the two states to redraw their electoral cards before the 2020 elections, an appeal ordered by the lower courts.

In the Ohio case, a panel of three judges unanimously ruled earlier this month that the district map drawn up by the Republican-controlled legislature was unconstitutionally discriminating against the Democrats. "We are convinced by the evidence that this partisan gerrymander was intentional," the judgment said.

Michigan's April ruling revealed that Democrats' votes were unconstitutionally diluted.

Ohio lawmakers had been ordered to draw new districts on June 14 and Michigan lawmakers on August 1.

The judges did not rule on the merits of the case in the order of Friday. The Supreme Court is currently considering two other gerrymandering cases in North Carolina and Maryland. In March, judges were challenged by Congressional redistricting plans that provided for a benefit to Republicans in North Carolina and an additional seat for the Democrats of Maryland.

Decisions in these cases are expected by the end of June.

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