North Carolina redistricting trial under way

27 June 2004

A new three-judge panel charged with handling disagreements over legislative district lines met for the first time Friday, as judges heard low-key arguments in a case involving two eastern [North Carolina] counties. ...

Pender County and its commissioners have sued the state, arguing that new district lines are unconstitutional because they split Pender into two House districts.

Commissioners wanted to keep lines similar to those used in the 2002 legislative elections, in which all 41,000 Pender residents were in one district.

They asked that the July 20 primary be delayed so that the map could be reworked. After a 90-minute hearing, the judges went to lunch. When they came back, they denied the request. -- Panel rules against Pender in first redistricting court session (AP via Winston-Salem Journal)

Posted by Edward at June 27, 2004 02:20 PM