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Common Cause NC statement on surprise veto override vote in NC House
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NC legislative district map redraw underway
The legislature began a court-ordered redraw of state legislative districts after judges struck down partisan gerrymandering in case of Common Cause v. Lewis
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Common Cause NC calls on legislature to comply with court order and conduct redistricting in full public view
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Landmark victory: Court rules NC partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional, orders new legislative maps drawn for the 2020 election
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After maps struck down in NC gerrymandering lawsuit, top Republican leader won’t appeal
North Carolina’s political maps for the state legislature are unconstitutional and must be redrawn before the 2020 elections, a court has decided.
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Common Cause NC statement on voting machine certification
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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