NRF Statement on North Carolina Court of Appeals Decision to Vacate Temporary Stay
Washington, D.C. — Today, Marina Jenkins, Director of Litigation and Policy for the National Redistricting Foundation (NRF), issued the following statement in response to the en banc North Carolina Court of Appeals’ decision to vacate a temporary stay of the candidate-filing period for U.S. House and state legislative elections:
“The decision by the en banc court of appeals to vacate this morning’s temporary stay of the filing period underscores the urgent need for the North Carolina Supreme Court to act swiftly to vindicate the rights of North Carolina voters, who will otherwise be faced with the prospect of elections under egregiously gerrymandered, unconstitutional, and unfair maps."
Earlier this morning, NRF-supported voters in the case Harper v. Hall filed a petition with the North Carolina Supreme Court asking the court to use its discretion to consider directly and immediately their challenge to the state’s new congressional map as a partisan gerrymander in violation of the state’s constitution. Plaintiffs in Harper filed the petition with the North Carolina Supreme Court after a three-judge panel of the Wake County Superior Court denied their motion for preliminary injunction on December 2. To read the petition, click here.
Contact: Brooke Lillard | Lillard@redistrictingfoundation.org