ATLANTA- The redrawing of seats will be delayed several months as the Census Bureau announced September 30th as its new goal for releasing census date. This means, the once-a-decade task of redrawing congressional districts will be put off. Redistricting numbers are usually released by April 1. Some states require redistricting officials to complete the redrawing by summer, which will obviously be impossible now.
The worry is that the delay will directly effect 2022 campaigns even more than the already partisan redistricting years do.
Rumors have been swirling about a possible special session in the fall to address redistricting in Nebraska, however it is not known what this delay could mean for the scheduling of such a session.
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