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Common Cause North Carolina Supporter Call – Feb 2024
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RALEIGH – State lawmakers today introduced the Fair Maps Act (NC House Bill 20), a common-sense proposal to end gerrymandering in North Carolina.
The Fair Maps Act would amend North Carolina’s Constitution to permanently take redistricting power out of the hands of partisan legislators and entrust it with an independent commission composed of everyday North Carolinians to draw the state’s voting districts free from discrimination or political influence.
If passed by the NC General Assembly, the proposed constitutional amendment would be placed before voters statewide in 2026. If ultimately approved by voters, the citizens commission would be established to oversee North Carolina’s redistricting process thereafter. The citizens redistricting commission would have an equal number of Republicans, Democrats, and unaffiliated voters.
Primary sponsors of the Fair Maps Act include Rep. Pricey Harrison (D-Guilford), Rep. Marcia Morey (D-Durham), Rep. Zack Hawkins (D-Durham), and Rep. Lindsey Prather (D-Buncombe).
Bob Phillips, Executive Director of Common Cause North Carolina, applauded the bill’s sponsors for introducing the Fair Maps Act to provide lasting, nonpartisan reform that would end gerrymandering.
“Our voting districts don’t belong to politicians, our districts belong to the people. North Carolina deserves a fair redistricting process that respects the freedom of voters to choose their representatives, free from gerrymandering,” Phillips said. “We urge members of both parties to put people over politics and pass the Fair Maps Act.”
Notably, the 2025 Fair Maps Act is similar to legislation that former NC House Speaker Tim Moore, current NC Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger, and newly named NC House Election Law Committee Chair Sarah Stevens each supported when their Republican Party was in the minority during the 2009-2010 General Assembly session.
Polls have consistently found broad, bipartisan opposition to gerrymandering and strong support for nonpartisan redistricting reform among North Carolina voters.
About the 2025 Fair Maps Act (NC House Bill 20):
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