Lawmakers seek new court hearings on voter ID, redistricting

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislative leaders announced Friday that they’re asking the state’s highest court to reconsider decisions on redistricting and voter identification. North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore noted in a news release that GOP lawyers are asking justices to revisit decisions made under a previous Democratic majority. Republican jurists regained a majority of seats on the state Supreme Court in the 2022 elections. In a new legal filing, lawyers for the Republican lawmakers argued the court’s decision in a redistricting case known as Harper v....