For months, Trump has been trying to strongarm Republican-controlled state legislatures around the nation to redraw their congressional district maps mid-cycle — instead of waiting until after the Census takes place in 2030, which is standard practice — to help ensure Republicans maintain control of the U.S. House in the upcoming midterm elections…
After a 26-20 party line vote in the state Senate earlier this week, and a 66-48 vote in the House on Wednesday, the new North Carolina map is set to go into effect. North Carolina state law does not give the Democratic Gov. Josh Stein veto power over redistricting maps…
“Across the country, Democrat-run states have spent decades ensuring that Republicans would be drawn out of Congress,” Republican North Carolina Senate Leader Phil Berger said after the measure passed the state Senate on Tuesday.
“North Carolina Republicans will not sit quietly and watch Democrats continue to ignore the will of the people in an attempt to force their liberal agenda on our citizens. This new map respects the will of the North Carolina voters…