AXIOS (Kate Santaliz) - Independent Rep. Kiley moves to force vote to ban midcycle redistricting
Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-Calif.) introduced a discharge petition Tuesday to force a House vote on his bill banning midcycle redistricting , Axios has learned. Why it matters: Discharge petitions are one of the few tools rank-and-file lawmakers can use to bypass House leadership and force legislation onto the floor. Six petitions have reached the required threshold in this Congress. - Kiley has spent months warning that midcycle redistricting could become a recurring partisan weapon if left unchecked. - California's new map reshaped his once Republican-leaning district, pushing him into more Democratic territory — and prompting him to leave the GOP and become an independent. - Kiley's bill would prohibit states from redrawing…
Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-Calif.) introduced a discharge petition Tuesday to force a House vote on his bill banning midcycle redistricting , Axios has learned. Why it matters: Discharge petitions are one of the few tools rank-and-file lawmakers can use to bypass House leadership and force legislation onto the floor. Six petitions have reached the required threshold in this Congress. - Kiley has spent months warning that midcycle redistricting could become a recurring partisan weapon if left unchecked. - California's new map reshaped his once Republican-leaning district, pushing him into more Democratic territory — and prompting him to leave the GOP and become an independent. - Kiley's bill would prohibit states from redrawing…Open