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10 Questions for Philip Carchman about his redistricting philosophy

October 15, 2021 1:15 amOctober 15, 2021 11:31 am

The New Jersey Legislative Apportionment Commission will hold their first public meeting on Friday morning. It’s just an organizational session to formally adopt their rules – there won’t be any discussions on individual maps – and it will be Philip...

NOW-NJ complains that another white guy picked as legislative redistricting tiebreaker

October 8, 2021 4:16 pm

Women will need to wait until at least 2031 to break any glass ceilings on redistricting tiebreakers after the selections of former Superior Court Judge Philip C. Carchman for the Legislative Apportionment Commission. Men are now 10-0 in becoming the...

Wallace says congressional redistricting commission will exceed required number of public hearings

September 1, 2021 11:31 amSeptember 1, 2021 10:48 pm

Former Supreme Court Justice John E. Wallace, Jr. says that he expects the New Jersey Congressional Redistricting Commission to hold more than three public hearings to get input on the redrawing of the state’s 12 House districts. “This Commission will...

N.J. congressional redistricting commission will hold first public meeting on Wednesday

August 31, 2021 2:25 pmSeptember 2, 2021 11:19 am

The New Jersey Congressional Redistricting Commission will hold their first public meeting on Wednesday, September 1 at 11 AM. The meeting is expected to be short and consider organizational issues related, including bylaws. Former Supreme Court Justice John Wallace, the...

Identity of legislative redistricting tiebreaker probably won’t be known until November

August 9, 2021 12:01 amAugust 10, 2021 5:01 pm

With the tiebreaker for congressional redistricting set, there will be a lot of hurry up and wait when it comes to knowing the identity of independent member of the panel that will redraw New Jersey’s 40 legislative districts for the...

Justices pick Wallace as congressional redistricting tiebreaker

August 6, 2021 5:06 pmAugust 9, 2021 12:18 pm

The New Jersey Supreme Court has picked John Wallace as the tiebreaker for the Congressional Redistricting Commission, siding with the choice of Democrats for the post. Wallace, a retired Supreme Court Justice, works at a politically potent South Jersey law...

With five days left to pick congressional redistricting tiebreaker, just three options remain

August 5, 2021 1:30 pmAugust 5, 2021 3:27 pm

The New Jersey Supreme Court has just five days to decide who will serve as tiebreaker on the Congressional Redistricting Commission that will draw House districts for the next decade. The panel was unable to agree on a consensus candidate...