Overview

• The US Supreme Court ruled partisan gerrymandering nonjusticiable, leaving the issue to states.
• Some states ban partisan gerrymandering explicitly in their constitutions while others prohibit it implicitly through voting rights protections.
• State courts have rejected partisan gerrymandered maps in some states but outcomes depend on state judicial elections and appointments.
• North Carolina's Supreme Court recently reheard and overturned a partisan gerrymandering case, demonstrating how consequential state judicial elections are.
• Partisan gerrymandering undermines competitive elections and concentrates power in the hands of whichever party controls the redistricting process.