Inside Politics: Lawsuit alleges GOP map for NC House 45 violates NC Constitution
Cumberland County’s state House District 45, held by Republican John Szoka, is one of about 95 legislative districts across the state that a new lawsuit alleges are in violation of the North Carolina Constitution.The suit contends North Carolina’s legislative maps were designed specifically to guarantee that Republican candidates win a majority of the seats in the state House and state Senate. This gerrymandering, the lawsuit contends, violates provisions in the state […]