Legislators disagreed during North Carolina’s recent round of redistricting on whether the General Assembly had to conduct a racially polarized voting analysis.
Published: Thursday, March 21st, 2024 @ 10:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Both proposed maps favor Republicans.
Published: Saturday, March 16th, 2024 @ 1:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina General Assembly is expected to have its new legislative and congressional maps ready this week.
Published: Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 @ 10:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Here’s my parting message for the year: “23 skidoo.” Readers “of a certain age,” know this early 20th century slang expression.
Published: Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 @ 5:19 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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8th Circuit ruling on Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act could have profound impact on redistrictingCase sets up an appeal to the SCOTUS
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The new redistricted congressional and legislative maps passed by our legislature are not surprising to those who have followed this hyper partisan General Assembly.
Published: Thursday, November 16th, 2023 @ 1:50 am
By: Tom Campbell
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Alabama’s congressional map was a racial gerrymander
Published: Wednesday, July 26th, 2023 @ 12:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Supreme Court correctly decided that partisan gerrymandering claims are “nonjusticiable, political questions”
Published: Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 @ 12:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The three decisions could mark a slowdown in election lawsuits
Published: Tuesday, May 30th, 2023 @ 12:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The difference between Republican governance and Democrat tax and spend
Published: Monday, May 15th, 2023 @ 8:09 am
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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Majority Ruling Could Lead New State Senate and House Maps
Published: Saturday, January 7th, 2023 @ 2:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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WRAL recently came out with an editorial on Moore v. Harper, a United States Supreme Court case on who gets to draw North Carolina’s congressional districts.
Published: Saturday, December 24th, 2022 @ 4:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Those Races That Trended Away from Their Partisan Leanings Were Mostly Predictable
Published: Sunday, December 18th, 2022 @ 4:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Contrary to Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s contention, the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act protect the voting rights of people of all races
Published: Friday, November 18th, 2022 @ 12:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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on both state and federal level
Published: Saturday, November 5th, 2022 @ 9:52 am
By: John Steed
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced its endorsement Wednesday afternoon of North Carolina’s Ted Budd for U.S. Senate.
Published: Saturday, October 22nd, 2022 @ 10:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A state Supreme Court law clerk is taking a leave of absence while he runs for a seat in the N.C. House of Representatives.
Published: Saturday, October 8th, 2022 @ 1:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. legislative leaders raise concerns about a Democratic state Supreme Court law clerk who's running for a state House seat.
Published: Saturday, October 8th, 2022 @ 12:48 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled Friday that a constitutional amendment implementing voter ID requirements may be invalid because the legislature that passed it was racially gerrymandered.
Published: Wednesday, August 31st, 2022 @ 9:29 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The North Carolina Supreme Court has opened Pandora’s box with their 4-3 decision on Voter ID. In Greek mythology Pandora’s curiosity led her to open a container entrusted to her husband, unleashing what we today call “a can of worms.”
Published: Thursday, August 25th, 2022 @ 8:46 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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“Republicans will need to win two of the five lean Democratic districts to retake a supermajority in the Senate, and eight of 13 lean Democratic districts in the House,” said Jim Stirling.
Published: Friday, June 3rd, 2022 @ 9:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The term “Gerrymandering” refers to the act of manipulating the boundaries of voting districts to achieve some political advantage.
Published: Wednesday, April 6th, 2022 @ 1:22 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Different methods and different data can lead to very different results
Published: Monday, March 28th, 2022 @ 11:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As of Friday, March 4, all legislative districts and candidates are set for this year’s state legislative races.
Published: Friday, March 18th, 2022 @ 2:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The John Locke Foundation releases an updated Civitas Partisan Index on court-ordered legislative maps
Published: Thursday, March 10th, 2022 @ 9:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A ruling overturning constitutional amendments would invalidate statewide votes of the people
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022 @ 8:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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state legislative redistricting settled - Beaufort Cty in GOP districts
Published: Friday, February 25th, 2022 @ 11:53 am
By: John Steed
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Will the Courts Accept "Yes" for an Answer?
Published: Friday, February 25th, 2022 @ 8:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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WRAL reported yesterday about the kurfuffle over Cheif Justice Paul Newby pointing out that there is not a “fair elections” clause in the North Carolina Constitution.
Published: Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 @ 1:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Candidate filing for the 2022 statewide primary and rescheduled municipal elections will resume at 8 a.m. Thursday, February 24, and run through noon March 4.
Published: Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 @ 1:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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By asking the court to impose a "median outcome" only "at a statewide level," they are functionally asking the court to impose gerrymanders at the county level
Published: Friday, February 18th, 2022 @ 11:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In a 4–3 party line decision, the Democrat-controlled North Carolina Supreme Court ordered North Carolina Congressional and legislative districts to be redrawnNews Release: Raleigh, N.C. In a 4-3 party line decision, the Democra
Published: Tuesday, February 8th, 2022 @ 2:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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There was a time – admittedly years ago – when North Carolinians would have risen in loud, unified protests over rigged elections.
Published: Friday, February 4th, 2022 @ 1:37 am
By: Tom Campbell
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