Fast-paced litigation expected as New Mexico courts take up allegations of gerrymandering – By Dan McKay (Albuquerque Journal) / July 17, 2023
SANTA FE — Legislators are expecting the legal clash over New Mexico’s new congressional districts to move at a breakneck pace now that the Supreme Court has ruled partisan gerrymandering can violate the state Constitution.
Members of a key legislative committee heard a presentation Monday from their attorneys in the case — who said the state Supreme Court has set an aggressive schedule.
The lower-court judge handling a lawsuit filed by the Republican Party of New Mexico and others has been directed to resolve the complaint by Oct. 1, after which an appeal could propel the case back to the Supreme Court.
It means a fast-paced schedule ahead of the 2024 election cycle, when New Mexico’s three congressional districts are on the ballot.
