North Carolina GOP announce plans to vote on new House map amid nationwide redistricting battle

RALEIGH N C AP North Carolina Republican legislative leaders declared plans Monday to vote next week on redrawing the state s U S House district map with a likely aim to shore up another GOP seat within already right-leaning boundaries The move comes amid an emerging mid-decade battle nationally between Republicans and Democrats seeking advantage in the way U S House districts are drawn in several states for the session North Carolina Republicans already created a map in that resulted in GOP candidates winning of the state s U S House seats in That division compared to the - seat split between Democrats and the GOP under the map used in Source