The legislature in North Carolina just passed a new congressional map. The new map passed on strictly partisan lines and no surprise on the result:
Map alert → the map is gerrymandered.
AG Holder weighed in: "Citizens have a right to a fair map and we will not stop fighting until the people have an opportunity to elect a delegation that represents their will."
We've already activated the grassroots in North Carolina. Rush a donation to our grassroots response team. We need to show a strong response when politicians gerrymander maps.
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Voters in North Carolina deserve a competitive map -- the state is a purple state and the congressional map should reflect that. In 2018, Republicans secured 77% of the congressional seats -- but only won 51% of votes. Luckily, a panel of judges unanimously decided that the gerrymandered North Carolina map cannot be used in the 2020 elections.
But when legislators went back to the drawing board, they used this as an opportunity to simply draw another partisan gerrymander.
AOTL is mobilizing our local supporters in response to this manipulated map. We agree with AG Holder that we can't stop fighting. Every phone call, every email, every public comment can get us closer to North Carolinians finally having an opportunity to elect a congressional delegation that fairly represents the will of the people.
We'll keep you posted as things unfold -- the fight for fair maps in North Carolina is not over yet. The one thing we do know is that we need your support! The rapid response efforts to address the subsequent map manipulation caused us to shift resources to this fight.
Please make a donation to our grassroots response fund -- we're counting on you.
The fight in North Carolina will determine if voters there will have a fair congressional map for the first time in a decade. Thank you for helping support this effort.
-- The All On The Line Team
All On The Line is the grassroots advocacy campaign supported by the National Redistricting Action Fund.
