Gerrymandering foe, policy analyst, NC activist. After decades working to fight governance failures abroad, now working to keep our own democratic ship afloat
Oct 26, 2021 • 63 tweets • 74 min read
And here we are again, waiting for the #NCGA#NCjoint redistricting committee to get going on the 2nd (and last?) day of public hearings on #redistricting. Today focuses on the legislative maps. Getting going! #NCPOL
Clair Storm, 1st speaker, notes 90% of growth comes from people of color and in Meck/Wake, but no new minority-majority Cong. districts. Notes they falsely claimed court said there is no racially polarized voting in NC. Proposed maps will disadvantage both Black Cong-persons,
Oct 25, 2021 • 52 tweets • 27 min read
Hearing on Cong.maps starting now in #NCGA auditorium. 36 speakers planned. Speaker from (GSO) provides brief review of all the maps, criticizing them for lack of compactness and dividing communities. Second speaker from Wake speaks to the need to keep Wake core in 1 dist.
Susan McLanahan (Orange). Maps should reflect NC's 50-50 status. @princetongerry graded several maps as Fs. Theys bar free elections, set outcomes. @RepDavidEPrice won Dist 4 by wide margins--our maps should reflect our communities, avoid voter confusion, keep Chatham/Or linked
Feb 13, 2019 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
#H69 has good protections against gerrymandering:Except to the extent required by the North Carolina and United States Constitutions,
28 the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and applicable court decisions, the Commission shall not do any
29 of the following:
(1) Draw a district for the purpose of favoring a political party, incumbent legislator or member of Congress, or other person or group. (2) Draw a district for the purpose of augmenting or diluting the voting strength of a language or racial minority group.
