SC strikes down NC gerrymander 5 - 3, Thomas joins liberal majority

[SoLongAtlas]

^^^ @Virginia because they are neo-confederates with power. Va has some of those but not on the same level as NC.

[jimrtex]

Sounds like the district court has just about had it with all of the NCGOP's games:

6/9/2017

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http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/Covington-Notice.pdf

The August 15, 2016 order has been vacated by the SCOTUS. North Carolina sought a stay of that order, which the SCOTUS granted. It appears that the federal court is disregarding what the SCOTUS said in their opinion.

When the legislature resolved that Cooper's order was unconstitutional, they noted that the remand from the SCOTUS has not been formalized, a point which the federal district court has confirmed. And by the way, the August 15 order said that the General Assembly should pass new districts during a regular session.

Drool.

What was the required date blahblahblahblahblahblah?

Spittle.

You are back on ignore, race sorter.

[JerryArkansas]

Sounds like the district court has just about had it with all of the NCGOP's games:

6/9/2017

You must be logged in to read this quote.

http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/Covington-Notice.pdf

The August 15, 2016 order has been vacated by the SCOTUS. North Carolina sought a stay of that order, which the SCOTUS granted. It appears that the federal court is disregarding what the SCOTUS said in their opinion.

When the legislature resolved that Cooper's order was unconstitutional, they noted that the remand from the SCOTUS has not been formalized, a point which the federal district court has confirmed. And by the way, the August 15 order said that the General Assembly should pass new districts during a regular session.

Drool.

What was the required date blahblahblahblahblahblah?

Spittle.

You are back on ignore, race sorter.

So those who present you facts are put on ignore.  Good to know that you have to retreat to a safe space when you're challenged on your partisan positions regarding redistricting.

[jimrtex]

The key parts of the legislation passed in the extra session was to require boards of election to have an even number of members, split between two parties. A tyrant of course would have preferred the old way where the majority was controlled by a single party. The other change was to prevent the Board of Elections from enacting a redistricting plan. North Carolina legislators were likely aware of McAuliffe's shenanigans in Virginia.

A tyrant? Really? Say what you will about that particular power structure but it is hardly deserving of that name.

North Carolina courts ruled that the law passed in December 2016 violated separation of powers since it split appointment of the SBOE between the governor and the General Assembly. The GA passed a replacement bill in April, which the governor vetoed, and the GA overrode (3/5 of each house). The governor sued, but a state court upheld the new law (June 1). SB 48 provides for the governor to appoint all eight members, but maintains the four-four split and requires 5 votes for a board decision. Cooper argued that the new bill interfered with his power to control elections.

Incidentally, Cooper has not appointed members of the SBOE. North Carolina could not conduct a special election even if they wanted to.

[jimrtex]

The North Carolina General Assembly has scheduled special sessions for August and September, with an anticipated completion of maps by November 15, 2017; and has empowered the redistricting committees to act in the interim. This should be plenty of time for using the new maps in 2018 elections.