Source: Laura Leslie, WRAL, 2/13/19

 Bills to end gerrymandering in North Carolina have been filed just about every session for decades but have rarely even gotten a hearing. This year, backers say, things could be different. North Carolina's voting maps are often held up as an example of extreme partisan redistricting, designed to elect as many Republicans or Democrats as possible. But tools available today let lawmakers do that with laser precision, capturing voters they want and cutting out the ones they don't.

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