N.C. redistricting hearing to focus on speed of case
RALEIGH (AP) — Voters and elected officials who sued this fall over new boundaries for North Carolina's legislative and congressional districts want to fast-track the process so judges can rule before 2012 candidate filing begins in February.
Lawyers for the state say that schedule is too rushed when there are hundreds of allegations to respond to and judges aren't inclined to want to delay the elections.
A three-judge panel announced Monday they would hear arguments on the scheduling matter Dec. 16.
The judges also will consider whether to consolidate two redistricting lawsuits filed into one. The other lawsuit was filed by civil rights and election watchdog groups.
Both lawsuits allege the Republican-written maps illegally cluster black voters to decrease their electoral power, cross too many county boundaries and split too many precincts.
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