court that was democratic, and it really should not have courts running partisan races, and this legislature turned everything bipartisan again. but the democratic supreme court, it was a close vote on the court, but what it did was ruled that partisan gerrymandering was unconstitutional and north carolina. with fair maps, we sent seven democrats and republicans the congress, showing that north carolina is a truly 50/50 purple state. but republicans won in 2022. we lost ground and the state legislature, that s why it came down to one vote, and the supreme court reversed itself, so they are not visibly drawing maps. for the last four years, i ve had a veto, enough democrats to sustain my veto. we ve been able to hold off the abortion ban and discrimination and attacks on voting rights. but now, we are one vote short
but the democratic supreme court, it was a close vote on the court, but what it did was rule that partisan gerrymandering was unconstitutional in north carolina. with fair maps, we sent seven democrats and republicans the congress, showing that north carolina is a truly 50/50 purple state. but republicans won in 2022. we lost ground in the state legislature, that s why it came down to one vote, and the supreme court reversed itself, so they are now busily drawing maps. for the last four years, i ve had a veto, enough democrats to sustain my veto. we ve been able to hold off bad abortion bans and discrimination and attacks on voting rights. but now, we are one vote short in both the house and senate. we will work to bring republicans along on issues. we were able to get a bipartisan agreement to expand
By Mark Hedin Ethnic News Service By some accounts, California’s independent redistricting commission (IRC) has set the gold standard for fair elections, wresting control of legislative mapmaking from the archetypal smoke-filled backroom dealmakers who’ve made an art of keeping power to themselves. But recent examples point to the need for more and better reforms to ensure the state’s elections are open to all. In Los Angeles, leaked reports of city councilmembers’ racist comments amid redistricting discussions last year exposed how the system still works there. In San Mateo County, the most recent round of redistricting found the Board of Supervisors
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