NC Voters Who Sued For New Districts Say Court Should Not Delay Updated Boundaries

A group of North Carolina voters is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to keep a special election planned for this year on track. It's the latest development in a case involving accusations of racial gerrymandering.

The filing comes from voters who successfully sued to get nearly 30 state legislative districts tossed out by a federal court. The court found that the race of voters was used too heavily in deciding where the boundaries were drawn.

Republican legislative leaders appealed, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block that decision.

In a response to that request, Anita Earls - an attorney for the plaintiffs - filed a response with Chief Justice John Roberts Monday, saying that voters living in those districts since 2011 should not have to wait any longer for legal boundaries.

The federal court decision calls for new district lines by March 15 and a special election this fall with the new boundaries.