A U.S. Supreme Court case involving North Carolina's congressional districts could have ramifications for the way voting districts are drawn in other states.
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North Carolina's top Republican lawmakers contend they can't. Rather, they assert that the U.S. Constitution gives power over federal elections only to state legislatures and Congress — an argument known as the"independent state legislature" theory. A broad embrace of the theory by the high court could upend hundreds of election laws across the U.S.
The stakes are high because Republicans won only a slim House majority in the November elections, giving them just enough power to challenge President Joe Biden's agenda. Any ruling that causes some districts to be redrawn likely would kick in for the 2024 elections.Gerrymandering is when a political party in power manipulates voting district boundaries to make it harder for the opposing party to win.
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