Check out the slideshow on the left. See what real people say about having Fair maps as part of the election process. *
These photos were taken in September of 2021 during LWVCV’s Learn About Lines events. Although people were still being careful about COVID, they attended. Their words still resonate.
Find out how Fair Maps can work in less than 60 seconds n the video below.
What is jeh-ree-man-dur-ing?
Gerrymandering, the partisan drawing of voting maps, has always been a part of American politics. Both major parties have drawn maps to their advantage, but with advancing technology, it has become a science. Imagine having a map that is drawn through the middle of a college campus, through a town where one side of the street is in one district and the other side in a different district. These are real examples of gerrymandering in North Carolina.
Why Should You Care?
The way that district boundaries are drawn can determine or strongly influence who gets elected. Primary voting becomes extremely important because that district has been drawn in such a way to favor one party over another in the general election.
Fair maps helps to ensure that our legislative bodies reflect our changing population and that each citizen’s vote counts equally.
“… And that’s all we’re asking for: an end to the antidemocratic and un-American practice of gerrymandering congressional districts”