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Secret Gerrymandering Files Can Now Be Made Public, Court Rules
The decision by a North Carolina state court removes a protective shield from thousands of files belonging to veteran Republican mapmaker Thomas Hofeller.
David Daley
David Daley is the author of "Ratf**ked: Why Your Vote Doesn't Count" (Norton/Liveright). His work on redistricting has been published by the New Yorker, the Atlantic and the Guardian, among other publications. He is the former editor in chief of Salon.
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To Fix Racial Gerrymander, North Carolina Republicans Considered a Map That Could Have Elected an All-White Slate
The draft maps, obtained by The Intercept, illustrate how Republican mapmakers can secretly calibrate maps to have a deep partisan bias, even when they follow the rules.
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“Worth This Investment”: Memos Reveal the Scope and Racial Animus of GOP Gerrymandering Ambitions
Documents outline plans by top GOP strategists to exploit the creation of “majority-minority” seats and ensure redistricting dominance.
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GOP Racial Gerrymandering Mastermind Participated in Redistricting in More States Than Previously Known, Files Reveal
Thomas Hofeller and GOP strategists experimented with using race as the primary factor in drawing districts in Alabama, Florida, and West Virginia.