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For those of you who haven't been following the latest news on redistricting, here is a brief report on what's been going on and how it impacts Montgomery County.

The redistricting lines that were drawn and approved by the Texas State Legislature were not accepted by the Federal Court in San Antonio that was tasked to review them in accordance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965. That Federal Court took the drastic step of completely disregarding the State Legislature's map and drew an entirely new map of their own. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has appealed their decision and map to the United States Supreme Court. The U.S. Supreme Court has stayed (put a hold on) the court-drawn map and agreed to hear Attorney General Abbott's case early in January. The State Legislature's map has been reinstated pending the Supreme Court's decision. 

In order to comply with all of the federal and state election requirements, the 2012 Primary Election has been moved to April 3. The filing deadline was moved from December 15 to December 19, 2011, and an additional filing amendment period will be opened prior to February 1, 2012 pending the Supreme Court's decision. We will post more information on this situation as we learn it.