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  • U.S. attorneys say they have a few questions about N.C. maps

    02/27/2004 6:18:01 PM PST · by Prospero · 157+ views
    Raleigh News & Observer (Associated Press) ^ | 2/17/2004 | Gary D. Robertsob
    By GARY D. ROBERTSON, Associated Press Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Federal attorneys said Friday they only have a couple of questions about North Carolina's legislative districts, a sign that the plans may be approved in time for a primary now set for July. The U.S. Department of Justice, writing to a three-judge federal panel in Washington, said the state's latest House and Senate maps don't appear to have been designed to reduce the political power of minority voters. The attorneys also aren't worried that black residents may be worse off compared to maps approved in 2002, except in two...