League of Women Voters Coverage

Editorial: Citizens are speaking up to legislators. Adopt non-partisan redistricting now

Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021 -- The message being delivered at the N.C. legislature's redistricting hearings is clear - adopt a non-partisan process of setting up congressional and legislative voting districts that protect voters' interests first - not incumbents or political parties. If the legislators are truly listening and want to be responsive, they'll make it is their first priority to assure fair, transparent and non-partisan systems for redistricting BEFORE they offer up any maps.

Lawsuit argues NC's voting laws aren't built for a pandemic

More than a half a dozen lawsuits pending now on state voting rules.

Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter

Partisan mapmaking in NC withstands Supreme Court challenge in far-reaching gerrymandering case

A narrow majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices Thursday ruled that the question of whether lawmakers violate the Constitution when they draw election maps to entrench their political power is "beyond the reach of the federal courts."

Tyler Dukes, WRAL investigative reporter

Injunction sought, could delay legislative primaries in Wake

Yet another redistricting lawsuit filed, this one targeting four Wake County House districts.

Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter