Today, in a vote of 115-5, following a mutual agreement between both Democrats and Republicans, the North Carolina House passed a new state map in a bipartisan vote. North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore said, “I am proud of the bipartisan vote today and that we have passed a State House map for North Carolina.” He continued, “Furthermore, I…
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Joint statement fromHouse Speaker Tim Moore and House Minority Leader Robert Reives: Today, House Leadership from both parties reached an agreement on a State House map. We are confident that this will result in a map that has bipartisan support. This agreement is the result of several days of good faith discussions between House leaders in both…
Today, North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore announced a new bill that will give parents the right to opt out of student mask mandates for their children. Although Governor Cooper said last week that the NC DHHS would be updating COVID guidelines for students, the only update to the toolkit was to contact tracing. Unfortunately, North…
Raleigh, NC— Yesterday, North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore sent a letter to Governor Roy Cooper asking him to end the policies that effectively mandate masks in schools, as most governors across the country finally do the same. Although Governor Cooper said yesterday that the DHHS would be updating COVID guidelines for students, the only update to the…
Today, North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore sent a letter to Governor Roy Cooper asking to end the policies that have disrupted classrooms and hindered student achievement and repeal the guidelines that force healthy kids to stay home and effectively mandate masks in schools, as most governors across the country finally do the same. NC House Speaker Tim…
In a 4-3 party-line vote, the North Carolina Supreme Court has ordered that North Carolina Congressional and legislative districts be redrawn. NC House Speaker Tim Moore said, “While we are still analyzing this order, I strongly disagree with the majority opinion. The majority opinion is not based in law, precedent, or the history of this state, but rather…
Today, Governor Cooper vetoed House Bill 605, an act to “Set the date for the 2022 date for the 2022 primary as June 7, 2022; to allow the State Board of Elections to issue temporary rules for conducting the 2022 primaries and elections…” According to the State Board of Elections, districts must be finalized by the…
Last week we showed a sampling of Anita Earls’ map for the State House from 2011 compared to what her former colleagues are now contending. Today we wanted to share some of her Congressional map exploits and see how her map stacks up against what her former colleagues at SCSJ claim is an unfair gerrymander….
Today the North Carolina House passed House Bill 605, an act to “Set the date for the 2022 date for the 2022 primary as June 7, 2022; to allow the State Board of Elections to issue temporary rules for conducting the 2022 primaries and elections…” According to the State Board of Elections, districts must be…
Entering a second decade of litigation over fairly drawn maps by the North Carolina General Assembly, the Southern Coalition for Social Justice has changed its tune since first suing the NCGA. This year attorneys for SCSJ have specifically litigated several groupings in the State House of Representatives, alleging partisan intent in the drawing of various…