Redistricting Reform Would Mean Fairer Elections for N.C.

by Brent Laurenz | The Voter Update

RALEIGH – Gerrymandering has been around almost as long as the country, with neither political party holding a monopoly on using redistricting to enhance its own power.

Here in North Carolina, we have now seen both parties use redistricting to their advantage. Democrats did it for decades before they lost control in 2010 and Republicans just had their shot at it in 2011.

While gerrymandering may seem commonplace and just the way things are done, there are better ways to redraw legislative districts and a bipartisan group of lawmakers in Raleigh hopes to move in that direction.
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Bill would set up nonpartisan redistricting process

by Brian Irving | Raleigh Libertarian Examiner

A group of Republicans and Democrats have introduced a bill in the state House that would set up a nonpartisan redistricting process. House Bill 606, titled “Nonpartisan Redistricting Process,” would take redistricting power out of the hands of the legislators and turn that responsibility over to division of the General Assembly.

The bill is sponsored by Representatives Paul Stam (R-Wake), Rick Glazier (D-Cumberland), Chuck McGrady (R-Henderson) and Deborah Ross (D-Wake).

Stam is the speaker pro tem and Ross is co-chair of the Democratic Conference. The bill currently has 39 sponsors.
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Redistricting reform legislation introduced

by Brent Laurenz | The Voter Update

Yesterday, Representatives Paul Stam (R-Wake), Rick Glazier (D-Cumberland), Chuck McGrady (R-Henderson) and Deborah Ross (D-Wake) introduced legislation to reform North Carolina’s redistricting process.

House Bill 606, titled “Nonpartisan Redistricting Process,” is designed to take politics out of the once-a-decade process of redrawing congressional and legislative district boundaries.

Our current redistricting system is very partisan and has been used effectively by both parties to bolster their majorities in the General Assembly.
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A Wish List for N.C. Politics

by Brent Laurenz | The Voter Update

RALEIGH – The leaves have fallen, college basketball is underway and the weather is turning colder, which must mean the year is winding to a close. It also means the holidays are upon us and kids across North Carolina are frantically writing letters to the North Pole asking Santa for the latest video game or toy.
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