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October 29, 2019

North Carolina Court Rules Against State's Gerrymandered Congressional Maps
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In more election news, a North Carolina state court has effectively
thrown out the state's congressional districts map over partisan
gerrymandering to benefit the Republican Party. The three-judge panel
ruled the maps, drawn by Republican lawmakers in 2016, violated the
North Carolina state constitution guaranteeing freedom of speech and
free elections. The judges also said they were ready to postpone the
primary elections, if necessary, in order to have the new district maps
redrawn.


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