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DNC Challenges Voter Purge; Texas Redistricting Sparks Controversy

7/17/2025

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The Democratic National Committee is poised to take legal action against North Carolina's elections board over plans to purge nearly 100,000 voters, arguing it breaches the National Voter Registration Act. In Texas, Republicans, spurred by Trump, are pushing to redraw congressional maps, a move that could deepen the marginalization of non-white voters amid ongoing racial discrimination debates in redistricting.

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The Democratic National Committee is poised to take legal action against North Carolina's elections board over plans to purge nearly 100,000 voters, arguing it breaches the National Voter Registration Act. In Texas, Republicans, spurred by Trump, are pushing to redraw congressional maps, a move that could deepen the marginalization of non-white voters amid ongoing racial discrimination debates in redistricting.