Tell Lawmakers We Need Fair Maps for Fair Elections

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Tell Politicians in Raleigh: Fair Maps = Fair Elections

When three federal judges ruled two of North Carolina's 13 congressional districts are racial gerrymanders -- unlawfully packing African-Americans within their boundaries and whitening the surrounding areas, all for political gain -- U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn, wrote an important message to you: “Elections should be decided through a contest of issues, not skillful mapmaking.”

Unfortunately you clearly didn't get the message. Instead of drawing fair maps, you doubled down on partisan gerrymandering and a broken system that hurts our democracy.

I'm calling on you to to stop making excuses, end racial and partisan gerrymandering and establish non-partisan redistricting reform. After all, fair elections require fair maps.

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Background

Federal judges have ruled two of North Carolina's 13 congressional districts are racial gerrymanders, unlawfully packing African-Americans within their boundaries and whitening the surrounding areas -- all for political gain.

Drafted by the Republican-led N.C. General Assembly in 2011, these cynical, partisan maps continue to aggressively segregate voters even as North Carolinians prepare to head to the polls in the March primary. One of three federal judges who issued the ruling, U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn, wrote “Elections should be decided through a contest of issues, not skillful mapmaking.”

Instead of drawing fair maps, lawmakers have doubled down on gerrymandering. Add your name to demand non-partisan redistricting reform and an end to racial and partisan gerrymandering.