Candidate filing in North Carolina starts on December 2, but one group of candidates will not be able to file that day. A court order issued yesterday means that congressional ... Keep Reading
NC redistricting
Another congressional map, another lawsuit
The North Carolina General Assembly passed a new set of congressional districts today. Within an hour, the same Democratic organization that had sued against the previous map said ... Keep Reading
An “8-5 map” of congressional districts fits North Carolina’s political geography
As the map drawing progresses in the General Assembly in the wake of the Harper v Lewis preliminary injunction, all of the maps so far produced by members of the Joint Select ... Keep Reading
Grading redistricting reform proposals part 2: procedural principles
Most of the six proposed redistricting reform bills do not adhere to procedural principles of redistricting reform One bill is stronger than the rest on procedural principles ... Keep Reading
Grading redistricting reform proposals part 1: substantive principles
Six redistricting reform proposals have been proposed in the NC General Assembly Most of the bills adhere reasonably well to substantive principles of redistricting reform ... Keep Reading
Common Cause brief exposes their partisan intent
Behind a veil of impartiality, Common Cause is seeking to get more NC legislative districts changed to favor Democrats. Examining one of the sets of districts Common Caused ... Keep Reading
New redistricting lawsuit will likely disappoint both sides
Hot on the tail of the September 3 Common Cause v. Lewis ruling that overturned almost half of North Carolina's state legislative districts, Eric Holder's National Redistricting ... Keep Reading
Can court-ordered nonpartisan redistricting survive in the current political climate?
After a slow start, NC legislators are progressing on drawing new district maps per a court order Just under half of Senate and House districts need to be redrawn Tensions ... Keep Reading
Common Cause v Lewis and the dangers of bad redistricting reform
The trial phase of Common Cause v Lewis ended last Friday, and we likely have a couple of weeks before we hear the ruling from the Wake County Superior Court. This is a good time ... Keep Reading
Rucho v Common Cause is not even the beginning of the end of the redistricting fight
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that “(p)artisan gerrymandering claims present political questions beyond the reach of the federal courts”. The 5-4 decision followed precedent ... Keep Reading
