Judge rejects claims of racial gerrymandering in North Carolina state Senate districts
‘This case does not involve the General Assembly engaging in race-based districting or the odious practice of sorting voters based on race.’
‘This case does not involve the General Assembly engaging in race-based districting or the odious practice of sorting voters based on race.’
‘We are not challenging any votes that were cast and counted. We are simply asking the county boards to ensure that they did not improperly reject any ballots.’
‘The totality of the circumstances establishes that the enacted state Senate districting plan has the effect of denying Black voters an equal opportunity to participate in the political process and to elect candidates of their choice.’