Chicago (AP) —The lawsuit said a black resident in East St. Louis was unknowingly split into multiple house districts to help white Democratic incumbents in an adjacent district win a reelection. , Trying to thwart a map of the new Illinois State Capitol district.
A federal lawsuit was filed on Friday on behalf of the East St. Louis Chapter NAACP, the NAACP’s Illinois State Conference, and the Congress of the Confederation of Communities and Religious Organizations. It is stated that race played a role in the subdivision of House District 114, which is now represented by a black man, Congressman Latoya Greenwood.
According to the lawsuit, one-fifth of the district’s black-voting age population has been moved to two nearby districts under a new Democrat-approved legislative map, and Democratic Governor JB Pritzker said last month as part of a constituency change. Signed. Thousands of white voters have been added to District 114, and plaintiffs say they are jeopardizing the prospects of candidates preferred by black voters. The proceedings state that the district has been represented by black lawmakers for decades.
NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson said:
Democratic legislative leaders defended the new map, saying it was compliant with the Voting Rights Act and reflected the growing diversity of Illinois. They did not respond to a request for comment on Saturday.
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