CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A former North Carolina Supreme Court justice is suing state lawmakers over newly-drawn congressional and state legislative districts, claiming they violate a citizen's right to fair elections.
"I don't see any difference between stuffing a ballot box and stuffing a district with your voters," Bob Orr said on WCNC's Flashpoint.
Orr is taking a new approach to challenging the state's gerrymandering in court, a long-litigated issue in North Carolina politics.
"It really was less about going after the districts and more about trying to get clarification of whether the citizens of North Carolina have a constitutional right to fair elections," Orr said.
Orr doesn't anticipate a court ruling that would change any current districts this election year.
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