NC candidate filing is 12 days away—do you know where your districts are? These maps might help.

[Updated 2:30 PM ET to include map showing distances.] Yesterday's announcement [http://www.ncleg.net/documentsites/committees/house2017-183/8-22-2017/House%20Select%20Committee%20on%20Redistricting%20Notice%20of%20Public%20Hearing.pdf] about the public hearing sites for comments on the proposed new maps raised a number of questions, not least of

What is the opposite of 'suspenseful'? During this month of suspense about the maps in North Carolina, it's worth pointing out that there are some aspects that are a foregone conclusion. The maps below are based on a pretty conservative reading of what the possibilities are based on the optimal

So it's a 31-day sprint – new legislative maps for North Carolina are supposed to be enacted by one month from today. The 28 racially gerrymandered districts need to be fixed quickly, but you'd be hard pressed to know which ones they are from the news. OK, maybe the General Assembly