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Lawmakers Pass Redistricting Corrections

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.

David Lewis: "Today is a much less dramatic moment. Today what we're here discussing, the staff calls a curative solution. I call it a computer glitch. "

Democrats argued the problem was exacerbated by too many split precincts created in the Republican-drawn maps. They contend since the Justice Department already approved the plans, the glitches render the maps unconstitutional. Two lawsuits have been filed against the redistricting maps in Wake Superior Court, saying they unfairly
group African-American voters together to dilute their electoral influence.

Jessica Jones covers both the legislature in Raleigh and politics across the state. Before her current assignment, Jessica was given the responsibility to open up WUNC's first Greensboro Bureau at the Triad Stage in 2009. She's a seasoned public radio reporter who's covered everything from education to immigration, and she's a regular contributor to NPR's news programs. Jessica started her career in journalism in Egypt, where she freelanced for international print and radio outlets. After stints in Washington, D.C. with Voice of America and NPR, Jessica joined the staff of WUNC in 1999. She is a graduate of Yale University.
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