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


Nonpartisan Redistricting Resolutions

Nonpartisan Redistricting Resolutions

Join the cause of passing resolutions in your hometown calling for independent redistricting reform in North Carolina.
Common Cause v. Lewis

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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Related Resources

National Report

North Carolina Community Redistricting Report Card

Legal Filing

Highlighted Amicus Briefs – Moore v. Harper

A total of 47 amicus briefs were submitted to the Supreme Court. Below are a highlighted selection of briefs in support of respondents.

Press

North Carolina lawmakers targeted Black voting districts with ‘surgical precision,’ new lawsuit against maps claims

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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."

Voting rights groups file sweeping lawsuit against NC redistricting plans

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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

Dan Vicuña

Director of Redistricting and Representation

Alton Wang

Alton Wang

Equal Justice Works Fellow

Sarah Andre

Sarah Andre

Mapping Demography Specialist

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