Gerrymandering challengers handed 75,000 files from computer of a dead redistricting guru

Gerrymandering challengers handed 75,000 files from computer of a dead redistricting guru

BY DAN KANE
APRIL 30, 2019 05:59 PM, UPDATED APRIL 30, 2019 07:55 PM

RALEIGH
A battle over document production in a redistricting lawsuit took a surprising turn Tuesday when debate shifted to 75,000 computer files the daughter of a deceased Republican map-making guru gave to the opposition.

Stephanie Hofeller turned over four hard drives and 18 thumb drives of files earlier this year to attorneys for Common Cause, the North Carolina Democratic Party and 37 North Carolina voters after her father’s estate said it had no information about the case, Stanton Jones, an attorney for Common Cause, said during the hearing.

The files are in the hands of a third-party vendor, he said, to maintain their integrity.

Thomas Hofeller first drew redistricting lines for state legislative districts in 2011, after Republicans took control of the General Assembly. Those lines were overturned as unconstitutional, and Hofeller drew another set that are again being challenged. He died in August. Common Cause and the Democratic Party filed their lawsuit in November.

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