redistricting

North Carolina Gerrymandering Trial Could Serve As Blueprint For Other States

11:14am July 15, 2019

by Jeff Tiberii

The case has the potential to significantly alter how political maps are established in North Carolina while serving as a blueprint for legal challenges in other states.

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Activists at the Supreme Court opposed to partisan gerrymandering hold up representations of congressional districts from North Carolina (left) and Maryland on March 26. On June 27, justices decided that the practice is beyond the reach of federal courts.

Politics & Government

To Gerrymander Or Not To Gerrymander? That's The Question For Democrats

5:01am July 03, 2019

by Miles Parks

The Supreme Court essentially approved the practice in a recent ruling. Will Democrats still make good on promises to take partisanship out of redistricting?

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Sara Fitzgerald and Michael Martin, both with the group One Virginia, protest gerrymandering in front of the Supreme Court in March 2018.

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Redistricting Guru's Hard Drives Could Mean Legal, Political Woes For GOP

4:27pm June 07, 2019

by Miles Parks

Thomas Hofeller once referred to the drawing of legislative districts as "the only legalized form of vote-stealing left in the United States." The late Republican strategist's work may now be undone.

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Lawyers: Docs Show Census Changed To Give Republicans Edge

4:57pm May 30, 2019

by Associated Press

A Republican redistricting expert advocated for adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census to give an electoral edge to whites and Republicans, opponents of the move alleged

Politics & Government

California Redistricting Model Could Work In NC, Mapmakers Say

9:54am May 10, 2019

by Paul Garber

Members of California's political mapmaking commission came to the Triad this week to show how boundaries drawn in a non-partisan way can fight gerrymandering in North Carolina.

Politics & Government

Mayor, Lawmaker Reach Deal On Winston-Salem Wards

8:30am May 03, 2019

by Paul Garber

A deal between State Rep. Donnie Lambeth (R-Forsyth) and Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines could end a dispute over the city's ward boundaries.

Surveying The Landscape As SCOTUS Looks At North Carolina's Gerrymandering Case

2:16pm March 26, 2019

by Sean Bueter

North Carolina's embattled congressional districts went before the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday in a case that has the potential to change the way legislative maps are drawn nationwide.

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