North Carolina Legislative and Congressional Maps Approved; Democrats Say They’re Gerrymandered
North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, seen here “gaveling in a session” in Raleigh, N.C., in April 2020, is the lead petitioner in Moore v Harper, which asks the U.S. Supreme Court to debate ‘independent state legislature theory.’ Gerry Broome/AP Photo
The Republican-led North Carolina General Assembly approved new legislative and congressional district maps on Thursday amid Democrats alleging the maps are gerrymandered.
After the 2020 U.S. Census, North Carolina gained a 14th congressional district in the western part of the state.
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