RALEIGH – The U.S. Supreme Court today issued a historic ruling in the voting rights case of Allen v. Milligan from Alabama, upholding prohibitions against racial discrimination in drawing voting districts. And it affirms crucial protections in the federal Voting Rights Act.

The ruling has profound importance for North Carolina, where the legislature is preparing to draw new voting maps this year that pro-democracy advocates fear could once again be discriminatory gerrymanders. And state lawmakers are considering bills imposing restrictions on voting access that would disproportionately harm people of color.

Ang sumusunod ay isang pahayag mula sa Bob Phillips, Executive Director ng Common Cause North Carolina:

“Today’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court is a victory for American democracy and voters everywhere. This decision should serve as a clear warning to North Carolina politicians that racist gerrymandering and attacks on voting rights will not stand.

Current anti-voter proposals in the North Carolina legislature – including NC Senate Bill 747 – would disproportionately harm people of color. And legislators are preparing for yet another round of redistricting that so often has targeted Black and brown voters through extreme gerrymandering.

North Carolina politicians should take note of today’s ruling and reject attempts to undermine voting rights. We must protect everyone’s freedom to vote.”

Ang Common Cause North Carolina ay isang nonpartisan grassroots organization na nakatuon sa pagtataguyod ng mga pangunahing halaga ng demokrasya ng Amerika. Nagtatrabaho kami upang lumikha ng bukas, tapat at may pananagutan na pamahalaan na nagsisilbi sa interes ng publiko; itaguyod ang pantay na karapatan, pagkakataon at representasyon para sa lahat; at bigyan ng kapangyarihan ang lahat ng tao na iparinig ang kanilang mga boses sa prosesong pampulitika.