NEW MAPS ORDERED: Federal court tells Anderson to redraw its ‘unconstitutionally malapportioned’ council districts

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 7, 2024 The city of Anderson Common Council is now under a court order to do what it has not done for decades – redraw its council district maps. In a Sept. 30 order, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana found the city council districts are “unconstitutionally malapportioned” in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. The court granted the plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment and ordered the city council and the co-defendant, the Madison County Board of Elections, to correct the “ongoing violation,” but did not set a deadline for completing the redistricting. Also, ...