Republican lawmakers from North Carolina argue that redistricting is inherently political and should be left to legislators, rather than judges
The new conservative majority on North Carolina’s top court will consider on Tuesday whether to overturn the court’s decision last year outlawing partisan redistricting, a move that would boost Republicans ahead of the 2024 congressional elections.
As a result, November’s midterm elections took place under a court-approved map, and Democrats and Republicans split the state’s 14 congressional seats evenly. “I think most folks who are watching this, myself included, would not be surprised or stunned if the decisions go in a partisan direction,” said Michael Bitzer, a professor at Catawba College and the author of a book about the state’s history of redistricting.
The Republicans urged the U.S. Supreme Court to adopt a contentious legal theory, the independent state legislature doctrine, that would prevent state courts from reviewing lawmakers’ actions regarding federal elections, giving legislators unfettered authority over voting rules and redistricting.
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