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Court overturns House redistricting
Justices order new plan by Feb. 27
Updated: Friday, 10 Feb 2012, 2:34 PM MST
Published : Friday, 10 Feb 2012, 2:12 PM MST
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - The state Supreme Court has overturned a plan for new districts for the state House of Representatives and ordered a judge to draw a new map.
The court issued a 4-1 split decision on Friday. The ruling is a victory for Democrats and the Legislature, which had challenged the redistricting plan ordered last month by retired District Court Judge James Hall.
(Read the court decision -- PDF document from KRQE.com.)
The court sent the case back to Hall and said he should try to develop a new redistricting plan by Feb. 27. Next month is the filing deadline for House candidates.
The court's majority said Hall should develop a "partisan neutral" plan. Democrats contended that the districts ordered by Hall had a partisan bias in favor of Republicans.
Court of Appeals Judge Jonathan Sutin dissented from the decision.
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