General Assembly maps set; NC Supreme Court won't take up gerrymandering case
State high court's decision, and Common Cause's announcement that it won't appeal, leaves new N.C. House and Senate maps in place.
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Common Cause North Carolina took issue with eight of the new House districts in the map, arguing that those were still unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court declined, in an order Friday, to take that issue up. The order didn't explain further.
Common Cause could have appealed, but Executive Director Bob Phillips said in a statement Friday afternoon that they won't.
"We’re pleased that our landmark victory in Common Cause v. Lewis has clearly established that partisan gerrymandering is illegal in North Carolina," Phillips said.
Candidates seeking legislative seats can start filing in those races Dec. 2. All 120 House seats and all 50 Senate seats are up for election in 2020.
The plaintiffs in that case, backed by the National Redistricting Foundation, immediately announced that they'll challenge this new map in court.
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