The North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday ruled to strike down redistricting maps Republicans passed last November.
In a 4-3 decision, all four Democrats on the state’s highest court voted to strike down the proposed maps. The court ordered Republicans to submit new voting maps by 5:00 p.m. on February 18. The maps must be shown to the three-judge panel that initially approved the first maps. The lower court must then approve the proposed maps by noon February 23.
All other parties involved in the lawsuit will also be allowed to submit their own proposed maps for the trial court’s review.
According to the court, the maps are “unconstitutional beyond a reasonable doubt under the free elections clause, the equal protection clause, the free speech clause and the freedom of assembly clause of North Carolina’s constitution.”
The maps the court struck down Friday…
