North Dakota lawmakers to join appeal against redistricting map ruling

(Bismarck, ND) -- North Dakota lawmakers are joining a legal fight over the state's redistricting map.  

The Legislative Management committee agreed yesterday to hire an attorney to try to temporarily block a federal ruling issued last month.  

In November, a judge decided that a congressional map drawn in 2021 violated the Voting Rights Act because it didn't give Native Americans an equal chance to elect candidates of their choice.  

State legislators have until December 22nd to create a new map.  

If they fail to do so, the judge will likely adopt a proposal made by the two tribes who filed the lawsuit against the state in the first place.