There's been a lot of talk over the last few years about who should be drawing North Carolina's legislative districts and how it might be done.
Those questions have been underlined by a host of lawsuits over the fairness of districts, both state and federal.
WFDD listener Steve Patterson asked us why electoral maps can't be created in a simpler way:
Why can't voting districts be drawn using established county lines in order to eliminate gerrymandering of the districts?
In this edition of Carolina Curious, WFDD's Sean Bueter talks with Wake Forest University professor John Dinan to find out more.
Interview Highlights
On the practicalities of making sure each district has an equal population: