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24 Oct, 4 tweets, 2 min read
It is disappointing that @AP news uncritically repeated demonstrably false claims by some NC lawmakers that Federal Courts have held that there is no racially polarized voting in North Carolina.

A lie is a lie, y'all.
southerncoalition.org/resources/scsj… Image
NCGOP lawmakers tried this mischaracterization before, and Federal judges explicitly told them they were wrong.

In "Covigton", the Court told NC lawmakers that they should “consider the impact of a districting plan on minority groups, including groups of voters previously subject to race-based discrimination. And . . .
Lawmakers should "rely on race-conscious districting to protect the interests of members of minority groups subject to past discrimination."

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Aylett Colston Profile picture
26 Oct
#NCGA #Redistricting committee public comment happening now.

1st speaker addresses need to ensure Black and minority voters have opportunity to elect representatives of choice Image
She directly addresses lawmakers false assertions about the case overturning #NCGA districts for racial gerrymandering “Covington”
Speaker correctly explains that Federal courts have NOT ruled that NC does not have racially polarized voting.
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Aylett Colston Profile picture
26 Oct
A draft map of NC House districts has been uploaded.

My understanding is that today is the only day that the #NCGA will be accepting public comments on this map.

ncleg.gov/Committees/Com…\Member%20Submitted%20Maps\HBK-11%20House%20Plan #NCLeg #NCPol Image
I don't know when that map was uploaded - wasn't there a few days ago. How are regular people supposed to able to stay up with all this in time to meaningfully participate in the process?
The @princetongerry score card gives the #NCGA NC House proposed voting district map an "F" Image
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Aylett Colston Profile picture
26 Oct
Every 10 years, after the census, voting districts are redrawn as part of reapportionment & the process is called #redistricting.

#Gerrymandering is intentionally drawing voting districts to create an advantage for a political party or group, and disadvantage another.
Each state draws its own congressional voting district lines. North Carolina draws its State Senate and State House districts at the same time.

In NC, the state legislature draws the voting district maps & the governor cannot veto them.
We have voting districts so that people have a representative to look out for the interests of their particular community.

When politicians manipulate voting districts for their own benefit, they are less responsive to voters & it is harder to hold them accountable.
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Aylett Colston Profile picture
25 Oct
.@CommonCauseNC has analysis of North Carolina proposed draft voting district maps, including maps showing NC’s Black population.

With NC's history of racial #gerrymandering, looking at #redistricting as an equity issue is vital.

#NCPol
commoncause.org/north-carolina…
Here is the CMT-9 Draft NC Congressional Map, showing the % Black voting age population:

commoncause.org/north-carolina… Image
CBK-3 Draft NC Congressional Map appears to have two of the districts have a Black voting age population (BVAP) of 37% or higher: district 1 (38.87% BVAP) and district 12 (38.01%). Image
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24 Oct
The @princetongerry uses mathematical tests to rigorously diagnose unequal opportunity in voting district maps.

See what they have to say about NC #redistricting draft maps ↓
gerrymander.princeton.edu/reforms/NC
#NCGA #NCPol Image
@princetongerry Report on North Carolina 2021 CST-6 Draft Congressional Map (submitted by @jay_chaudhuri)

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@princetongerry @jay_chaudhuri Report on North Carolina 2021 SST-4 Draft State Senate Map (Submitted by NC Sen. Hise)

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28 Aug
We're uniting virtually to join the #VotingRightsMarch on the 58th anniversary of the historic March on Washington.

As Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “our most urgent request to the president of the United States and every member of Congress is to give us the right to vote.”
The march is part of a nationwide demonstration to demand that lawmakers take action to protect #VotingRights.

| March On for Voting Rights marchonforvotingrights.org
The Raleigh virtual #VotingRightsMarch will take place at 12 noon on Zoom featuring @RepDavidEPrice, @RepDeborahRoss & keynote speaker, Deborah Dicks Maxwell, President, New Hanover County #NAACP.

bit.ly/RaleighVotes
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