IN Gerrymandering Bill In Play

Indiana lawmakers approve a plan for returning to the Statehouse later this year…in order to approve new election districts. The House and Senate both vote in favor of the bill…extending the current legal deadline for adjourning this year’s legislative session, from April 29, until Nov. 15. Legislative leaders say they plan to end this year’s regular session in the coming week and then bring all lawmakers back later…in order to determine new congressional and General Assembly districts. We reported the redistricting data isn’t expected to be released by the Census Bureau until August, at the earliest. The legal deadline for turning in the redistricting data was March 31, but the Census Bureau said it needed more time because of operational delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill now goes to Gov., Holcomb, for consideration.