North Carolina Voters Propose Fair Congressional, State Senate Maps for Court’s Consideration

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

Washington, D.C. — In a submission today to the Wake County Superior Court, voters supported by the National Redistricting Foundation (NRF) in the lawsuit Harper v. Hall proposed congressional and state Senate maps for consideration by the trial court.

The North Carolina Supreme Court’s decision earlier this month in Harper v. Hall established that the state’s originally-enacted 2021 congressional and state legislative maps are partisan gerrymanders in violation of the North Carolina Constitution. Today’s submissions respond to the trial court’s invitation to the parties to the litigation to propose remedial maps, along with the maps passed by the legislature this week. Contrary to the congressional and state Senate maps passed by the North Carolina General Assembly yesterday, the maps submitted by the Harper plaintiffs serve as examples of fair, compliant solutions that reflect the partisan preferences of the state.

“In contrast to the congressional and state Senate maps passed by the General Assembly yesterday, which reflect – yet again – an effort to produce maps that will consistently bias in Republicans’ favor, the Harper plaintiffs’ proposed plans offer fair alternatives that would accurately reflect the preferences of North Carolina’s voters, as required by the North Carolina Constitution,” said Marina Jenkins, Director of Litigation and Policy for the NRF. “Fair maps should reflect the fact that North Carolina is a 50-50 state, and North Carolinians deserve to vote in districts that are constitutional. We will continue to fight on behalf of North Carolinians for that result.”

The proposed congressional and state Senate maps can be found here, and the supporting submission can be found here.

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