Post by Logan on Jun 3, 2016 0:25:16 GMT -6
RALEIGH -- A panel of federal judges Thursday rejected the most recent challenge of North Carolina’s newly drawn congressional districts.
In the unanimous decision, the three district judges left open the possibility for a different lawsuit to weigh the question of blatant partisan gerrymandering.
The effect is that maps drawn by the legislature’s Republican leadership in February remain valid as voters cast early ballots in the primary election to decide which congressional candidates are on the ballot in November.
The ruling came almost four months after the General Assembly redrew congressional lines in a response to a court order declaring two of North Carolina’s districts unconstitutional racial gerrymanders.
Read more here: www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article81478712.html
By the time another lawsuit winds its way through the courts it will be time to redistrict again after the 2020 census. It seems like the only people see benefits from this process are the attorneys.
In the unanimous decision, the three district judges left open the possibility for a different lawsuit to weigh the question of blatant partisan gerrymandering.
The effect is that maps drawn by the legislature’s Republican leadership in February remain valid as voters cast early ballots in the primary election to decide which congressional candidates are on the ballot in November.
The ruling came almost four months after the General Assembly redrew congressional lines in a response to a court order declaring two of North Carolina’s districts unconstitutional racial gerrymanders.
Read more here: www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article81478712.html
By the time another lawsuit winds its way through the courts it will be time to redistrict again after the 2020 census. It seems like the only people see benefits from this process are the attorneys.