Politics & Government

McCrory Asks Legislature To Hold Extra Session Addressing New Congressional Districts

5:43pm February 17, 2016

Legislators are being called back to the statehouse Thursday to vote on proposed to changes to North Carolina's congressional districts. Two of the districts were ruled to be unconstitutional. (Source: NC Sen. Phil Berger / Twitter)

Lawmakers have unveiled proposed changes to North Carolina's congressional maps.

The reallocation comes after a three-judge panel decided two of the current districts–the 1st and the 12th–had been drawn illegally.

According to the News and Observer, the two controversial districts that the court struck down would be more compact in the proposed map.

For example, the 12th District would now be entirely within Mecklenburg County, instead of pushing up into Greensboro. The 1st District–which currently covers parts of 24 counties–would now touch only 14.

Gov. Pat McCrory issued a proclamation Wednesday afternoon calling the legislature to hold an extra session Thursday to vote on the proposed changes.

Compare the maps:

Here's a comparison - top is old map & bottom is proposed. #NCGA #ncpol pic.twitter.com/fXjbHoR1IG
— Laura F. Puryear (@LauraFPuryear) February 17, 2016

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