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Rural NC is shrinking. It will affect political redistricting after the 2020 election
Gerrymandering has been one of the biggest political stories of the year in North Carolina as lawsuits forced the Republican-led legislature to draw new maps for the districts used to elect members of Congress and the N.C. General Assembly.
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13 tapped for prizes to boost local democracy reform campaigns
Common Cause North Carolina was among the grant recipients, which will support the group's work to pass a bill to establish an independent redistricting commission.
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Our view: A new map is not enough
Residents who want to work for fair elections may resolve, in 2020, to support good-government groups like Common Cause N.C., with donations and volunteer efforts. We shouldn’t have to become activists to ensure fair elections, but with legislators who keep seeking unfair advantages, it may be the only way.
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A historic year of progress in the fight to end gerrymandering in NC
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Common Cause NC statement on the legislature’s failed congressional redistricting process
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The GOP’s latest gerrymander ought to be the last straw for NC
A half-dozen bills have been filed in this year’s legislative session that would establish nonpartisan redistricting, including several with strong bipartisan support. However, none of the proposals has been brought to a vote in the General Assembly. That’s despite overwhelming public support for reform, as shown by a survey last month from Public Policy Polling that found 62% of North Carolina voters in favor of nonpartisan redistricting, with just 9% opposed.
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Common Cause NC objects to use of redistricting simulation map in congressional districts redraw
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Court Lifts Confidentiality on Hofeller Files in Several Key States
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North Carolina redistricting cases could offer map to others
When the U.S. Supreme Court this year declared federal judges had no business deciding cases about political gerrymandering, it also said state courts had every right to address the issue — and have they ever in North Carolina.
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Plaintiffs in Common Cause v. Lewis file appeal asking NC Supreme Court to review eight NC House districts that remain partisan gerrymanders
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State court blocks current House districts in North Carolina for 2020 elections
“We hope it is a sign that the state’s egregiously gerrymandered congressional districts will ultimately be struck down and redrawn to be completely free from partisan gerrymandering,” Phillips said. “As the landmark ruling in Common Cause v. Lewis made clear last month, partisan gerrymandering violates the constitutional rights of North Carolina voters and it must end.”
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Common Cause NC statement on injunction granted against gerrymandered NC congressional districts