Mecklenburg is on the bottom left

Oct. 25. By Dave Vieser. GOP-drawn redistricting maps released thus far could split Cornelius in half, placing much of the town in Republican Vicki Sawyer’s district rather than Natasha Marcus, the Democrat who represents Senate District 41.

Sawyer represents NC Senate District 34, which covers southern Iredell County as well as Yadkin County.

The maps will ultimately be used for elections starting in 2022.

Per state law, the legislature, dominated by Republicans, has sole approval authority while Gov. Cooper does not have veto power.

NC SEN. NATASHA MARCUS

But based on previous redistricting years, legal action against the maps is possible.

Public hearing on Oct. 26

Meanwhile, voters who wish to comment on the proposed new house and senate districts in North Carolina will have one quick chance to sound off at a special public hearing Tuesday Oct. 26 at the Central Piedmont Community College on Harris Campus Drive in Charlotte.

Hearings will also take place in Raleigh, Lenoir, Greenville and Wilmington.

As of Sunday evening, some proposed district maps had yet to be released to the public.

How to comment

The public hearing in Charlotte on Tuesday will have three options: In person and remote hearings at 3 pm and an online-only hearing at 5:30 pm.

The hearing will take place at Charlotte’s Central Piedmont Community College, in the Harris Conference Center at 3216 CPCC Harris Campus Dr. in Charlotte.

To register, go to https://www.ncleg.gov/requesttospeak/60.