Voting rights advocates sue over North Carolina election maps
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Voting rights groups claim North Carolina lawmakers are eroding the power of Black voters, but the maps will likely still be used for the 2024 elections.
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Voting rights groups claim North Carolina lawmakers are eroding the power of Black voters, but the maps will likely still be used for the 2024 elections.
A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges that Republicans who control the North Carolina legislature drew discriminatory maps for congressional and state legislative districts by diluting the power of the state’s Black voters.
North Carolina voting-rights advocates sued Tuesday to overturn all of the redistricting plans drawn by Republicans and being used starting with the 2024 elections, saying legislative leaders unlawfully weakened the electoral influence of Black voters.
