SaysWho? Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/03/politics/north-carolina-court-gerrymander-unconstitutional/index.html Quote A state court in North Carolina unanimously struck down Republican-led efforts to maintain state legislative districts on Tuesday, holding that they amount to unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders that violate the state's Constitution. The court held that state House and Senate maps enacted in 2017 are "significantly tainted in that they unconstitutionally deprive every citizen of the right to elections for members of the General Assembly conducted freely and honestly to ascertain, fairly and truthfully, the will of the People," according to the opinion. The General Assembly had a "partisan intent to create legislative districts that perpetuated a Republican-controlled General Assembly," the court found, meaning that "in all but the most unusual election scenarios, the Republican party will control a majority of both chambers of the General Assembly." The court also required that new district maps be drawn for the 2020 election, with certain specific considerations taken into account. Quote Election law expert Rick Hasen, of the University of California-Irvine, called the ruling "a huge development that will put the Republican-led North Carolina General Assembly in a tough position." "Because this is decided as a matter of state constitutional law, it would be very hard to find a federal issue to take this to the United States Supreme Court for reversal," he added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 2 minutes ago, SaysWho? said: "Because this is decided as a matter of state constitutional law, it would be very hard to find a federal issue to take this to the United States Supreme Court for reversal," he added. NC Republicans will put a State Constitutional Amendment on the ballot that'll pass and overturn the ruling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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