Indiana Conservation Voters on the Failure of Mid-Decade Redistricting to Advance in the Indiana Senate
INDIANAPOLIS — Megan Robertson, Executive Director of Indiana Conservation Voters, issued the following statement after the Indiana Senate declined to advance Washington’s mid-decade redistricting plan:
“Today is a win for Hoosiers, and a win for our democracy. Lawmakers listened and made the right choice, and we are grateful.
“By halting this unnecessary and deeply unpopular attempt to redraw Indiana’s Congressional maps mid-decade, the Senate affirmed what people across our state have been saying for months: Hoosier leaders need to be focused on issues that affect our everyday lives, not a misguided plan to redraw maps that were just drawn four years ago.
“Washington’s effort to carve up our communities and shift political power for partisan gain was the wrong approach from the start. We’re grateful to every Hoosier who showed up—in the cold, at committee hearings, via calls and emails—to make their voices heard. That advocacy is why we celebrate today.
“Now, we can finally put this chapter behind us and get back to work on what really matters: lowering energy bills and addressing affordability. Indiana faces real challenges, and Hoosiers have said time and again over the past four months that we want our leaders focused on solving them.”
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