Holder Statement on North Carolina General Assembly’s Congressional, State Legislative Maps

For Immediate Release
February 18, 2022
Contact
Brooke Lillard
lillard@redistrictingfoundation.org

Washington, D.C. — Today, Eric H. Holder, Jr., the 82nd Attorney General of the United States, released the following statement in response to the newly-enacted congressional and state legislative maps passed by the North Carolina General Assembly:

“Instead of working with their Democratic colleagues, as they did for the state House map, Republican legislators arrogantly decided to draw congressional and state Senate maps that continue to lock in an artificial and unjust advantage for their party. The Republican guide was not fairness. Unbelievably, they drew one congressional district simply to further the political ambition of one of their own and also split apart communities of interest throughout the state. The congressional and Senate maps are an abomination and arrogantly fly in the face of the North Carolina Supreme Court’s order. Instead of serving the people, Republicans have decided to try to put in place a system that shields them from the will of the voters. North Carolinians deserve better than this, and we will continue to fight for fair maps.”

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