North Carolina Republicans ask United States Supreme Court to block congressional redistricting plan

By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

North Carolina Republicans asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to block a congressional redistricting plan that state judges drew last week, initiating a last-ditch effort to derail a map that likely would give Democrats another seat on Capitol Hill in 2023.

GOP legislative leaders argue that the boundaries — which replaced a map that the legislature approved earlier this month — violate the U.S. Constitution. Candidate filing under the map began Thursday and continues through this week.Since the Constitution allows state lawmakers to determine the manner of holding U.S. House elections, the panel […]

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