Source: Laura Leslie, WRAL, 12/3/21

 For the second time in three days, North Carolina's new congressional and legislative district maps have survived a legal challenge. A panel of three Superior Court judges on Friday refused to put the state's March primaries on hold while they determine whether lawmakers need to redraw the maps. Candidates can begin filing for state and local offices next Monday. The North Carolina League of Conservation Voters and a group of voters represented by Democratic attorney Marc Elias have challenged the maps, claiming that they have been gerrymandered to benefit Republican candidates.

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