North Carolina GOP to Vote on New House Map, Adding to Nationwide Redistricting Battle

North Carolina’s GOP-controlled legislature will vote next week on redrawing the state’s House district map, Republican legislative leaders announced on Oct. 13, teeing up the Tar Heel state to join several others that have launched redistricting efforts after President Donald Trump’s call earlier this year to secure more congressional seats for his party. “President Trump earned a clear mandate from the voters of North Carolina and the rest of the country, and we intend to defend it by drawing an additional Republican congressional seat,” North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall (R) said in a statement. Multiple states, set off by Texas, have approved or begun efforts to redraw their House maps mid-decade and mid-cycle as both Republicans and Democrats vie for control of Congress next year. California is pushing forward with a ballot proposition to redraw its maps in response to the GOP-led efforts in Texas, and multiple other states are joining the fray with similar redistricting efforts....