Bad blood from veto override may threaten legislative redistricting fix
RALEIGH — It’s time for a break from “summer camp.”
Rep. Chuck McGrady, R-Henderson, acknowledged as much Wednesday, Sept. 11, saying the level of trust between N.C. Republicans and Democrats is as “brittle” as he has ever seen.
Senate picks base map for redistricting but House makes scant progress
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s voter map drama turned more theatrical, as state senators literally rolled out a lottery machine to randomly select their starter map.
Lawmakers initiate new process for drawing legislative districts
RALEIGH — North Carolina lawmakers have just nine days to draw new voter district maps. They’re off to a rough start.
Redistricting decision won’t prevent gerrymandering disputes, experts say
RALEIGH — The Republican-led N.C. General Assembly must draw new state House and Senate district maps, a court has ruled.
But the ruling — delivered in Common Cause v. Lewis — won’t prevent excessive future gerrymandering, experts say.
Unanimous three-judge panel throws out legislative districts
RALEIGH — A three-judge N.C. Superior Court panel has tossed out North Carolina’s election maps for state House and Senate districts. The court has ordered state lawmakers to draw new maps in two weeks.
Redistricting case will likely wind up in North Carolina Supreme Court
RALEIGH — It may be weeks — perhaps months — before a three-judge panel issues a ruling on whether lawmakers drew N.C. voting districts legally, or whether the legislative districts are partisan gerrymanders.
Redistricting trial ends with battles over witness credibility
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s redistricting trial Common Cause v. Lewis concluded Friday with heightened tensions, a day after the court threw out part of the testimony of one of the General Assembly’s key witnesses.
In redistricting trial, defense emphasizes voters’ discretion
RALEIGH — As a three-judge panel heard a second week of testimony in Common Cause v. Lewis, defense attorneys and witnesses tried to cast doubt on the ability of statistical analysis to predict how North Carolinians would vote in legislative elections.
Hofeller files, racial data consume third day of redistricting trial
RALEIGH — After slogging through a mass of statistical data and redistricting jargon, day three of Common Cause v. Lewis brought the court back to the fundamental questions: the constitutionality of Republicans’ gerrymandered maps and the legal implications of the controversial Hofeller files.
First day of redistricting trial raises questions about court’s role
RALEIGH — If you can’t get a law, then go to court.
