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A bipartisan group of former NC governors urges court to reject partisan gerrymanders
Former Republican Gov. Jim Martin joined Democratic Govs. Jim Hunt, Mike Easley and Bev Perdue this week in filing a court brief opposing the practice in a case that put gerrymandering on trial.
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NC trial looks at partisan bias after US justices won’t
Lawyers for Common Cause, the state Democratic Party and more than 30 registered Democratic voters who sued contend Republican lawmakers so etched politics into the state House and Senate district lines that the constitutional rights of Democratic voters were violated.
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North Carolina Gerrymandering Trial Could Serve As Blueprint For Other States
Weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal courts can't intervene in cases where state lawmakers have aggressively drawn political boundaries to benefit one political party over another, a new front in the nation's redistricting battles opens in a North Carolina courtroom.
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Would A Citizens Commission Be The Best Option For Drawing NC Political Maps?
Plaintiffs in the case of Common Cause v. Lewis hold a press conference as trial against partisan gerrymandering begins in state court
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U.S. battle over partisan electoral maps to face major test in North Carolina
After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled federal judges cannot curb partisan gerrymandering, reform advocates vowed to take their fight to state courts that retain the power to police the practice of drawing electoral lines for political advantage. The first major test of that strategy will be in North Carolina.
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Common Cause NC statement on NC Senate passing bill to restore final Saturday of early voting
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Common Cause NC calls on state lawmakers to enact nonpartisan redistricting reform now
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U.S. Supreme Court ducks responsibility to end gerrymandering; Effort to end gerrymandering in NC moves forward in state court
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Chapel Hill Town Council Member Allen Buansi joins board of Common Cause NC
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Statement from Common Cause NC in response to indictment of NC GOP chair and political donors on bribery charges
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Majority of NC House members co-sponsor bill to end gerrymandering, number is highest ever for redistricting reform proposal in NC
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NC lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill to end gerrymandering