North Carolina’s gerrymandered map is unconstitutional, judges rule, and may have to be redrawn before midterms

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#TIA – Keeping up with gerrymandering law is too much for many, but it’s worth keeping an eye on this North Carolina situation

“A panel of three federal judges held Monday that North Carolina’s congressional districts were unconstitutionally gerrymandered to favor Republicans over Democrats and said it may require new districts before the November elections, possibly affecting control of the House.

The judges acknowledged that primary elections have already produced candidates for the 2018 elections but said they were reluctant to let voting take place in congressional districts that courts twice have found violate constitutional standards.”

Read more at The Washington Post