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Federal judges uphold NC congressional maps
RALEIGH -- A panel of federal judges Thursday rejected the most recent challenge of North Carolina’s newly drawn congressional districts.
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The effect is that maps drawn by the legislature’s Republican leadership in February remain valid as voters cast early ballots in the primary election to decide which congressional candidates are on the ballot in November.
The ruling came almost four months after the General Assembly redrew congressional lines in a response to a court order declaring two of North Carolina’s districts unconstitutional racial gerrymanders.
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