Editorial: Legislators - Stop using courts to stall. End gerrymandering, pass nonpartisan redistricting now
Monday, July 22, 2019 -- The way we now elect legislators and members of the U.S. House of Representatives is an affront to the will of the people. It must change. Regardless of what the courts do, it is time now to talk about, develop and pass laws that form a non-partisan system -- with a citizen panel, using objective criteria and not political data - to draw congressional and legislative election districts. It is time to stop allowing politicians to pick their voters. We cannot continue to deny representation to hundreds and thousands of North Carolina citizens. This should be on the ballot in 2020.
