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Arguments in gerrymandering trial end, judge waiting for evidence
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The bench trial alleging egregious gerrymandering in the 2nd Congressional District has ended. Arguments in the case that Ninth Judicial District Court Judge Fred T. van Soelen heard in Lovington ended Thursday. Van Soelen said he needed more evidence from the New Mexico Legislature prior to making a judgment in the case, according to reporting from Source NM. This evidence includes text messages and emails. The case came following the decennial Census that showed fewer people living in southern New Mexico, which tends to vote Republican.