NC Supreme Court Upholds Partisan Gerrymandering and Voter ID Laws

North Carolina's state Supreme Court, now with a Republican majority, has overturned previous rulings that had declared illegal both redistricting maps for excessive partisanship and a Voter ID law for being infected with racial bias. The 5-2 decision likely means that a photo ID mandate approved by the GOP-controlled legislature in late 2018 will be enforced for the 2024 elections. The court also ruled that GOP-drawn voting maps should not have been declared illegal. The rulings put North Carolina back in a place where the state wanted and needed to be, according to NCGOP Chairman Michael Whatley.