For answers on Congressional district case, news outlet turns to sources with Blueprint NC ties. ‘Watchdog’ Bob Hall is a partisan activist with long history of meddling in the ... Keep Reading
Redistricting
Supreme Court Sets Rehearing Dates
The Supreme Court of North Carolina today announced dates and deadlines regarding its rehearing of Dickson v. Rucho, a constitutional challenge to North Carolina's voting ... Keep Reading
Can a Redistricting Panel Avoid Politics?
Kudos to Senate leader Phil Berger for his incisive answer as to whether he would support an independent redistricting commission. According to Gary Robertson of the Associated ... Keep Reading
Superior Court Finds Legislative Redistricting Was Constitutional
You might have caught the big news this morning: A panel of Superior Court judges handed down a decision that upheld the General Assembly’s 2011 redistricting maps. Not ... Keep Reading
SB 155: Not-So-Independent Redistricting Commission
This week's Bad Bill of the Week focuses on legislation intended to create an "independent redistricting commission." While a supposedly independent commission assigned to handle ... Keep Reading
Three Judge Panel to Decide on Maps Drawn by Republican Lawmakers
On Tuesday, in the second day of arguments on legal challenges to the North Carolina legislative and congressional districts, attorneys for the Republican-led General Assembly took ... Keep Reading
Newby and Ervin About Even In Campaign Funds
In one of the more important races in North Carolina, Supreme Court candidates Republican Paul Newby and Democrat Sam Ervin have roughly the same amount of cash on hand in their ... Keep Reading
Judges Dismiss Some Redistricting Complaints
A three judge panel has dismissed many of the lawsuit complaints filed by the NAACP and Democrat groups over redistricting maps approved by the legislature. Those complaints dealt ... Keep Reading
AG Holder Promotes Universal Voter Registration – Wants to Stop Voter ID
Despite the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in favor of voter ID legislation, Attorney General Eric Holder challenged Texas' new voter ID law on Wednesday while speaking at the Lyndon ... Keep Reading
Redistricting Process Completed; Maps Now Head to Washington for Preclearance
After nearly party-line votes, Republicans in the General Assembly completed their first redistricting process in over 100 years. Since North Carolina comes under the purview of ... Keep Reading
