On Monday, a panel of state judges in North Carolina ruled that a new congressional district map drawn by Republican state legislators will be used in the 2020 election. While Democrats argued that the map is still a partisan gerrymander that gives Republicans a likely 8-5 advantage, the judges unanimously sided with Republicans who argued that striking down this map could delay primary elections scheduled for March 2020.
This congressional district map will only be in effect for the 2020 election cycle. A new congressional district map will be drawn in 2022, when North Carolina is expected to be allotted…
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