NC lawmakers to vote on delaying 2022 primaries again due to legal challenges

Brian Murphy
·1 min read

North Carolina Senate Republicans plan on Wednesday to postpone the state’s primary elections to June 7, citing ongoing litigation of the newly enacted redistricting maps.

The state Supreme Court scheduled arguments in the redistricting case for Feb. 2. The State Board of Elections has set the date for primary election as May 17 — more than two months after the initial March 8 date.

But Sen. Ralph Hise, a top Republican, said the current schedule “is an extremely short timeframe that will cause unnecessary confusion and chaos” in a statement announcing the vote on Wednesday.

Lawmakers want to make sure they have time to redraw the state Senate, state House and U.S. House maps if the Supreme Court orders them to be redrawn.

Plaintiffs argue that the districts represent an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. A three-judge panel found the maps were drawn to intentionally give Republicans and advantage, but found nothing in the state constitution outlawing partisan districts.

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold sessions on Tuesday.

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