As legislators sharpen their pencils for another round of electoral mapmaking, now seems like a good time to revisit North Carolina’s redistricting “scorecard.” Little more than two months have passed since an earlier version of the scorecard filled this space. Much has happened in recent weeks to justify an update. This column focuses on census-driven statewide redistricting...
The state House and Senate redistricting committees will take public comments Friday morning on criteria to be used for the next set of legislative election maps. The committees plan to vote on criteria Aug. 10. Legislative leaders unveiled that schedule this afternoon, two days after a three-judge federal panel ordered new legislative maps completed by...
Those who consider recent legislative actions to be illegitimate ignore important facts.
As state lawmakers returned home for a brief summer break, some members and their staffs were awaiting court orders outlining new General Assembly districts after federal judges declared the current map unconstitutional and racially gerrymandered. A U.S. District Court for the Raleigh area is expected to issue instructions soon that may break up 28 state legislative districts. The goal is making future General Assembly elections more competitive....
A new unofficial congressional district map released Monday by a bipartisan panel of former state judges was not received warmly by the members of the General Assembly who have the legal authority to set election district lines. The proposal, a result of a joint project between Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy and Common Cause North Carolina,...
