Fair Maps Update from Rep. Wiley Nickel Hi Neighbor, I wanted to give you an update on the work I'm doing to end partisan and racial gerrymandering - not just in North Carolina, but across the entire country. Last week, I introduced my bill, the FAIR MAPS Act, to combat partisan gerrymandering by establishing independent, non-partisan redistricting commissions in every state.
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Fair Maps Update from Rep. Wiley Nickel
 
 

Hi Neighbor,


I wanted to give you an update on the work I'm doing to end partisan and racial gerrymandering - not just in North Carolina, but across the entire country.


Last week, I introduced my bill, the FAIR MAPS Act, to combat partisan gerrymandering by establishing independent, non-partisan redistricting commissions in every state.
 
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What is Gerrymandering?
 
 

Gerrymandering is "the practice of drawing the boundaries of electoral districts in a way that gives one political party an unfair advantage over its rivals or that dilutes the voting power of members of minority groups," (Britannica, 2024).


Some folks in North Carolina have seen their electoral district lines - and their representation - change 4 times in the last 10 years because of gerrymandering.


Unfortunately, in North Carolina and across the country, partisan gerrymandering has been used as a tool by politicians of both parties to manipulate electoral outcomes with almost surgical precision. 
 
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History has made one thing clear: Politicians can’t be trusted to fairly draw electoral maps. 


The FAIR MAPS Act takes politicians out of the redistricting process completely. That way, we can restore fairness and ensure that voters are the ones choosing their politicians, and not the other way around. 
 
 

I’ll continue to fight with every ounce of my energy for fair maps, an end to partisan gerrymandering, and to protect the right to vote for every single North Carolinian.


You can read more about the bill HERE.


You can read more about the Duke University Quantifying Gerrymandering team's research HERE.
 
 
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To stay up to date with the work I'm doing on behalf of North Carolina's 13th District, please follow along on my official social media pages on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads at @RepWileyNickel.


Sincerely,
SWN

Wiley Nickel

Member of Congress
 

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