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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on the decision by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on redistricting for Wake County school and commissioner boards (all times local):
5:45 p.m.
One of the architects of a legislative redistricting of Wake County commissioners and school board members says lawmakers are evaluating their legal options after a federal appeals court ruled the maps are unconstitutional.
Republican Sen. Chad Barefoot says it's "unconscionable" that the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has disenfranchised voters by canceling elections for the two boards.
In a 2-1 decision issued Friday, the federal court said the maps violate the state and federal constitutional guarantees of one-person, one vote. The two judges wrote that they see no reason why the November 2016 elections should proceed under the unconstitutional plans that they struck down.
The ruling says the plaintiffs proved the districts were drawn to try to guarantee Republican victories.
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12:30 p.m.
A federal appeals court has ruled that the legislative maps drawn for the Wake County commissioners and school board members are unconstitutional.
In a 2-1 decision issued Friday, the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said the maps violate the state and federal constitutional guarantees of one-person, one vote.
The decision was released the day that the filing period for the school board seats ends. Commissioner candidates were set in the March primary.
The two judges wrote that they see no reason why the November 2016 elections should proceed under the unconstitutional plans that they struck down.
The ruling says the plaintiffs proved the districts were drawn to try to guarantee Republican victories. It criticizes both GOP legislators and the U.S. District Court judge who upheld the districts.
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