3:14pm Mar 21, 2019
Politics & Government
Politics & Government
GOP-Drawn Maps Prevented Bigger Dem Gains In 2018
redistricting
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7:38am Feb 19, 2019Politics & Government Politics & GovernmentCarolina Curious: Why Not Draw Voting Districts With County Lines?
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.
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2:56pm Feb 13, 2019Politics & Government Politics & GovernmentRedistricting Reformers Hopeful With Legislation This Year
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David A. Lieb / AP 3:57pm Jan 08, 2019National National Politics & GovernmentMissouri Voters Backed An Anti-Gerrymandering Measure; Lawmakers Want To Undo It
Like voters in Colorado, Utah and Michigan last year, Missouri's voters decided to alter the redistricting process. But lawmakers argue it could create bizarre districts that are hard to represent. -
Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg via Getty Images 11:46am Jan 05, 2019Politics & Government Politics & GovernmentHouse Democrats Introduce Anti-Corruption Bill As Symbolic 1st Act
Democrats say the bill is for people who "feel left out and locked out from their own democracy." It addresses voting, political money, redistricting and ethics. -
3:53pm Jan 04, 2019Politics & Government Politics & GovernmentHigh Court To Take New Look At Partisan Electoral Districts, Including In North Carolina
The Supreme Court is plunging back into the issue of whether electoral districts can be too partisan.
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11:34am Nov 19, 2018Politics & Government Politics & GovernmentAnalysis: Gerrymandering Hinders Democrats' Gains
With an election looming, courts earlier this year declared congressional districts in two states to be unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders. One map was redrawn. The other was not.
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4:56pm Nov 13, 2018Politics & Government Politics & GovernmentExcessive Partisanship Claimed In North Carolina Maps Suit
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Bill Clark / CQ-Roll Call,Inc./Getty Images 3:40am Nov 07, 2018National National Politics & GovernmentVoters Approve Major Changes To Redistricting And Other Voting Laws
Lawmakers in at least three states will have less power to draw political boundaries, while automatic and same-day voter registration is coming in other places. New voter ID laws also got approved. -
2:23pm Sep 01, 2018Politics & Government Politics & GovernmentCongressional Gerrymandering Plaintiffs Say Current Maps Should Be Used This Fall
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5:12pm Aug 30, 2018Politics & Government Politics & GovernmentDemocracy 101: As Elections Near, What Happens When The Courts Nix Districts?
This is part of our election-year civics series, Democracy 101. Click here to find more of our stories about important issue
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3:08pm Aug 30, 2018Politics & Government Politics & GovernmentNC Ballots On Hold In Wake Of Election Challenges
With deadlines looming, the state has stopped printing ballots for the November elections. The state’s highest court paused the process over unresolved legal challenges.
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