North Carolina joins growing US battle over redrawing electoral maps
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North Carolina has become the latest battleground in a growing national clash over redistricting, as Republicans and Democrats race to redraw congressional maps to alter the balance of power in Washington. Lawmakers in California and Texas, the two most populous US states with a combined population of over 70 million, have already approved redistricting lines that favour one political party. Over the summer, Texas Republicans passed a map creating five additional congressional seats likely to favour their party. California lawmakers hit back by approving their own redrawn maps - designed to counterbalance Texas' gains. Those maps will require approval from voters before they can be used in the 2026 election. Missouri followed soon after, with the governor ordering a special session so lawmakers could work towards redrawing a new map designed to add one more Republican seat. And now North Carolina has joined the fray.
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