Supreme Court to hear case on state authority over elections

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI
Associated Press

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a North Carolina case that could dramatically change the way elections for Congress and the presidency are conducted. The case could ultimately hand more power to state legislatures and block state courts from reviewing challenges to the procedures and results. The justices will consider whether state courts, when finding violations of their state constitutions, can order changes to federal elections and the once-a-decade redrawing of congressional districts. The case  is an appeal from North Carolina Republicans. It challenges a state court ruling throwing out the congressional districts drawn by the state’s General Assembly that seemingly would have made GOP candidates likely victors in 10 of the state’s 14 congressional districts.