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North Carolina passes new maps giving GOP an edge in Congress, state legislature
“We are profoundly concerned that the legislature’s deeply flawed redistricting process has produced deeply flawed voting maps,” said Bob Phillips, the executive director of Common Cause NC. “We are troubled that these districts would especially hurt Black voters, harmfully split communities and undermine the freedom of North Carolinians to have a voice in choosing their representatives. Our state deserves better.”
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Legislature’s deeply flawed redistricting fails the people of North Carolina
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NC redistricting suit challenges lack of race data for maps
The North Carolina NAACP, Common Cause and four individuals filed a lawsuit in Wake County court challenging the legislators' refusal to consider racial data or evaluate the presence of racially polarized voting in the state before considering map proposals.
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5 Things To Know: Civil Rights Groups Challenge NC Redistricting Efforts in Court
Civil rights groups filed a state lawsuit on Friday challenging the NC General Assembly’s redistricting process for drawing new state House and Senate voting maps.
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CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS FILE STATE LAWSUIT OVER NORTH CAROLINA REDISTRICTING FAILURES
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NC civil rights groups file state lawsuit over redistricting, racial representation concerns
Civil rights groups filed a state lawsuit on Friday that challenges the North Carolina legislature’s process for drawing new N.C. House and Senate voting maps.
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Civil rights groups file suit over proposed NC voting maps
"By cynically ignoring the law, legislative leaders are crafting maps that would unconstitutionally deprive Black voters of a voice in choosing their representatives," added Bob Phillips, executive director of Common Cause.
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NCCU students host candidate forum
Students at NC Central University host a forum featuring candidates for Durham mayor and city council
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NCCU students hear from Durham council candidates
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Importance of redistricting: Buncombe County plays major role in state politics
Common Cause is a non-partisan group that is pushing for fair redistricting laws.
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Voting rights advocates express concerns over redistricting process at the General Assembly
In a statement, Common Cause NC complained that “improvements to the livestream are sorely needed to ensure the public can more clearly observe the map-drawing process.” The group’s executive director, Bob Phillips, said that it is insufficient to only have the overhead camera showing committee room “from an eye-straining distance” and not to show the names of legislators who appear on the screen. “Those drawing maps should be identified on screen and their faces clearly seen, side by side with the maps they are drawing, and their...
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Behind The Lines, Part Two: The Pen vs. The Gavel
Every ten years legislators are required to draw new political districts for the U.S. House and North Carolina General Assembly. These new maps have significant ramifications from the mountains, to the coast, to Capitol Hill. In part two of a four-part series, host Jeff Tiberii looks at how the courts have reshaped the process of redistricting.