The North Carolina state Senate is expected to approve a new congressional redistricting map Tuesday, Oct. 24.
The state Senate had proposed two congressional redistricting maps. One divided Guilford County into two congressional districts and also all but assured Republicans of winning 11 of the 14 congressional seats.
However, the map that was approved by state Senate committees on Monday, Oct. 23 and is expected to be approved by the full state Senate Tuesday divides Guilford County into three congressional districts and all but assures the Republicans of winning 10 congressional seats, three seats are heavily Democratic and one seat leans Democrat but is expected to be competitive.
On Tuesday, Oct. 24, the House is expected to approve the state House redistricting map and the state Senate is expected to approve the state Senate redistricting map and the congressional redistricting map.
The plan is for all the maps to be approved by both chambers on Wednesday. The governor has no veto power over redistricting maps, which means they become law once they are passed by both legislative chambers.
However, it is anticipated that some if not all of the maps will face legal challenges. The current North Carolina Supreme Court has ruled that it is no authority to rule on legal challenges based on the maps being overly partisan, so challenges based on so called “gerrymandering” are out.
The congressional map that passed out of the state Senate Committees and is expected to be passed by both chambers, places most of Greensboro and northwestern Guilford County in District 5 along with Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga, Caldwell, Alexander and Wilkes counties. Part of Greensboro and High Point and southwest Guilford County is in the 6th District along with eastern and southern portions of Forsyth County, Davie, Davidson, Rowan counties and a portion of Cabarrus County. The eastern portion of Guilford County is in the 9th Congressional District along with Alamance, Randolph, Moore and Hoke counties and portions of Cumberland and Chatham counties.
All three of those districts, the 5th, the 6th and the 9th are heavily Republican.
While it is anticipated that amendments to the map will be proposed by Democratic legislators, no significant changes to the congressional redistricting map are expected to be approved by the Republican majority.
It’s gotten to the point that many don’t know who their rep is. You can find them on line.
Because the Representatives don’t represent the people, they represent the money. No money, no representation.
You can bet the race card will be flashed by Guilford County and East Greensboro City Council.
I’ll bet you’re right. Why should the dumbocrats be upset, after all they did the same thing for years and years. They thought it was perfectly fine since they were in power. Sucks when the shoe is on the other foot doesn’t it.
If the state is 50/50 then the representation should be too. Sorry your too dumb to figure that out
Where do you get the idea the state is 50-50. And where is it written the everything has to be equal. I’ll bet you’re one of those that got a participation trophy just for showing up.
Good buy Kathy Manning. No more wicked witch of the East
Dumb dumb dumb. It’s going to be challenged and we are going to spend the next ten years trying to figure out who out representative is on any given day.
This is so undemocratic. Dictators like the Chinese Communist Government have got to be proud.
At least am glad to see Mark Walker getting out of his state-wide office and get back to the district Congressional seat he hald for 6 years. He did a great job back then, and should have never left that seat at all. . . . . .but remember it was the Dims who changed the district so that it was overwhelming liberal, which meant he couldn’t win against Kathy Manning. Hopefully he will trounce her in the election.