Nonpartisan Redistricting Resolutions
Join the cause of passing resolutions in your hometown calling for independent redistricting reform in North Carolina.
Fair Redistricting & Ending Gerrymandering
Politicians should not be allowed to draw voting maps that benefit themselves. We need to create a fair system so that voters choose their politicians, not the other way around.
Every ten years, states redraw their electoral districts to reflect population changes. This process should be about making sure that everyone has a voice in our government, but in some states, it has become a partisan tool to undermine our democracy.
Drawing unfair maps — a process known as gerrymandering — denies communities the representation and resources they deserve. Our work to end gerrymandering includes efforts in the courts, on the ballot, and in the legislature to ensure a just and independent process.
What We’re Doing
Litigation
Common Cause v. Lewis
Common Cause successfully challenged North Carolina’s state legislative map. After some of the map was struck down as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander in 2017, leaders in the legislature announced they would redraw districts on partisan grounds. On September 3, 2019, a three-judge trial court struck down the districts as a violation of the North Carolina Constitution.
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Recent Updates
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Common Cause North Carolina Supporter Call – Feb 2024
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2023 Year in Review: Common Cause North Carolina
Press
News Clip
Are Black voters in North Carolina at risk with redistricting maps under litigation?
NAACP, Common Cause and NC voters sue Republican legislatures for racially gerrymandered maps
News Clip
North Carolina lawmakers targeted Black voting districts with ‘surgical precision,’ new lawsuit against maps claims
Bob Phillips, executive director of Common Cause North Carolina, said, "North Carolina legislators have imposed discriminatory voting maps that outrageously attack the rights of Black North Carolinians. Sadly, racist gerrymandering once again plagues our state and harms voters. We must defeat it. Our voting districts don’t belong to politicians; our districts belong to the people. We must have voting maps that are free from racist gerrymandering and that respect the freedom of all voters."
News Clip
Voting rights groups file sweeping lawsuit against NC redistricting plans
The suit by the state NAACP, Common Cause and eight Black voters says that the election districts violate the federal Voting Rights Act and the U.S. constitutional amendments that prohibit racial discrimination.
Dan Vicuña
Director of Redistricting and Representation
Alton Wang
Equal Justice Works Fellow
Sarah Andre
Mapping Demography Specialist
