Redistricting

Putting A Stop To Gerrymandering

Shawn Wen and Frank Stasio — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:00:10 +0000

In 2010, when Republicans won control of the state House and Senate, they radically redrew voting districts in favor of their own party. In previous elections, Democrats have done the same. Now, there's a bipartisan effort in the state House of Representatives to reform the redistricting process.

Redistricting Objections Back In Court

Will Michaels — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:20:11 +0000

A panel of judges is set to hear arguments Monday about whether to uphold or reject North Carolina's newest legislative and congressional districts.

Redistricting Lawsuit Proceeds

Dave DeWitt — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000

A three-judge panel is allowing two lawsuits against the Republican-drawn redistricting maps to go forward.

Judges Hear Arguments in Redistricting Case

Jessica Jones — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:05:00 +0000

Judges heard more than three hours' worth of arguments yesterday over litigation challenging newly drawn congressional and legislative maps.

Redistricting Foes Ask to Delay Primary

Jessica Jones — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:25:00 +0000

Plaintiffs in a lawsuit over newly drawn maps for legislative and congressional districts want to delay the state's May primary until July.

Lawmakers Pass Redistricting Corrections

Jessica Jones — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:40:00 +0000

State lawmakers have voted to restore omissions in redistricting maps that left out about half a million voters.

Lawmakers voted mostly along party lines yesterday to pass bills that restored the missing census blocks. A software problem in the program used to draw the maps caused the issues. Republican representative David Lewis said debating these bills is completely unlike the heated discussions over drawing the maps earlier this year.

Opponents of Redistricting Maps File Lawsuit

Jessica Jones — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:25:00 +0000

In Raleigh today, a group of civil rights and election watchdog organizations filed a legal challenge to newly drawn maps for North Carolina’s legislative and congressional seats. The suit is the second filed this week in Wake County Superior Court alleging the Republican-drawn maps segregate minority voters in order to dilute their statewide influence.

NAACP Asks Justice Department to Block Redistricting Maps

Jessica Jones — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:00:00 +0000

The North Carolina N-double-A-C-P has submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Justice, asking it not to pre-clear the proposed redistricting maps drawn earlier this year in the General Assembly. Reverend William Barber heads the state's N-double-A-C-P. He says the maps pack black voters into a small number of districts to dilute their statewide influence.

Lawmakers Pass Redistricting Maps

Jessica Jones — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:30:00 +0000

North Carolina lawmakers have finalized new redistricting maps for the state senate and for 13 congressional districts. Jessica Jones reports the new boundaries are expected to benefit Republicans.

The GOP-drawn maps for the state House, state Senate and the U.S. Congress are now law. It's estimated the newly drawn Congressional map could get several more Republicans elected to Congress.

Many Democrats are opposed to the newly drawn boundaries, saying they crowd African-American voters into special districts so their vote won't have as much influence.

Redistricting Committee Approves Two Maps

Jessica Jones — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:35:00 +0000

A state legislative committee has approved congressional and state Senate redistricting maps, which are redrawn every ten years.

The Republican-led committee approved the maps earlier today. But committee leaders got into testy exchanges with Democrats, who accuse Republicans of crowding African-American voters into more districts to dilute their statewide vote. Democratic Senate Leader Martin Nesbitt tried to get Republican Senator Bob Rucho, chair of the Redistricting committee, to admit to what's known as "packing."