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House select committee reports HB 4 favorably amid Democratic objections that map is racially discriminatory
Summary
The House Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting voted 12-6 to report House Bill 4 favorably without amendments, advancing a mid‑decade congressional map that Democrats called a racially motivated dismantling of majority‑minority districts and that proponents tied to a Department of Justice letter and the governor's directive.
The House Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting voted 12-6 to report House Bill 4 favorably without amendments, advancing the governor-backed mid‑decade congressional map to the full House.
The vote came during a Saturday morning session the chair called to order at 9:02 a.m.; the clerk later recorded there were 12 ayes and 6 nays and the motion prevailed. The chair moved that HB 4 be “reported favorably without amendments with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.” The committee then called the roll and recorded the vote.
The bill redraws U.S. congressional districts for the state. Democratic members sharply…
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