A Q&A with Ashely Ward, U.S. House N.C. 4th congressional candidate for the 2022 statewide primary
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Lyons: North Carolina's district gerrymandering is nothing less than voter suppression.
Why redistricting is as much a race issue as it is a political one.
This time it will be more difficult to gerrymander the maps because most of our recent growth occurred in urban districts like Raleigh and Charlotte, which means more democratic voters.
The partisan showdown over redistricting has hardly begun, but already both sides agree on one thing: It largely comes down to the South.
![From left, legislative staff member Kara McCray and Sens. Dan Blue, Jay Chaudhuri and Wiley Nickel study redistricting maps during a committee meeting Sept. 12 at the Legislative Office Building in Raleigh. [NEWS & OBSERVER FILE PHOTO]](https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thetimesnews.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/0a/80a8f704-b5fe-52d8-9c52-1f084fe4736a/64ac237773d22.image.jpg?resize=1907%2C1087)
From left, legislative staff member Kara McCray and Sens. Dan Blue, Jay Chaudhuri and Wiley Nickel study redistricting maps during a committee meeting Sept. 12 at the Legislative Office Building in Raleigh. [NEWS & OBSERVER FILE PHOTO]
Gerrymandering has been one of the biggest political stories of the year in North Carolina as lawsuits forced the Republican-led legislature to draw new maps for the districts used to elect members o…
