💨 Abstract

In North Carolina, two federal lawsuits allege that Republican-drawn electoral maps for congressional and legislative districts in 2023 illegally reduced Black voting power. The plaintiffs, including the North Carolina NAACP and individual voters, argue that the maps unfairly dilute Black votes by spreading them across multiple districts or packing them into one. Republicans defend their maps, asserting that partisan rather than racial considerations determined the boundaries.

Courtesy: WTOP Staff