Hinds County redistricting goes south, elections to be held under old lines

As mentioned here yesterday, the Department of Justice has refused to clear the Hinds County redistricting plan in time to allow for elections under the new lines. Here's WJTV's coverage of the matter and its effect on local attorney Micah Dutro, who is running for Justice Court Judge.

Secretary of State Hosemann flubs press release on redistricting appeal

As you probably know by now, the NAACP has filed its Notice of Appeal in the legislative redistricting case of NAACP v. Haley Barbour, et al. Accordingly, Secretary of State Hosemann emailed a press release condemning the NAACP's stance on the issue. The email contains the following line:

Now, the NAACP and the Mississippi Democratic Party have appealed the decision to the United States Supreme Court.

The problem is, of course, that the Mississippi Democratic Party hasn't appealed anything.

NAACP files Notice of Appeal in NAACP v. Haley Barbour, et al

In a move that I'd been told weeks ago was coming, the NAACP filed its Notice of Appeal on Tuesday. It will be interesting to see how it goes from here. There is the possibility, of course, that the entirety of the 2011 legislative elections could be thrown into chaos.



h/t Yallpolitics.com for the document.

***BREAKING*** - Hinds County redistricting not cleared by US DoJ?

Apparently there's been some sort of goof up with respect to Hinds County redistricting being cleared by the Department of Justice, and that means the candidates will be (barring court intervention) running under the old lines. No word yet on why the DoJ did not approve the new lines by June 1.



This news is breaking this afternoon, and details are very sparse. WJTV may be the one to break this story tonight, so keep your eye on them.