The U.S. Supreme Court will not stop a lower court order that demanded North Carolina legislators draw a new congressional map, meaning the primary elections won't happen next month.Instead, the elections will take place in June.This vote will only affect members of congress. The denial of the state's request for the Supreme Court to intervene came after Republican lawmakers redrew the boundaries as a safeguard to comply with federal court ruling calling two majority black districts racial gerrymandering.A three-judge panel ordered a replacement map by Friday. State attorneys argued that eliminating current districts would create electoral chaos and a costly House primary separate from the previously scheduled March 15 primary for North Carolina.Voters who sued over boundaries said they shouldn't have to vote in illegal districts for another election cycle. Associated Press contributed to this article.

The U.S. Supreme Court will not stop a lower court order that demanded North Carolina legislators draw a new congressional map, meaning the primary elections won't happen next month.

Instead, the elections will take place in June.


This vote will only affect members of congress.

The denial of the state's request for the Supreme Court to intervene came after Republican lawmakers redrew the boundaries as a safeguard to comply with federal court ruling calling two majority black districts racial gerrymandering.

A three-judge panel ordered a replacement map by Friday.

State attorneys argued that eliminating current districts would create electoral chaos and a costly House primary separate from the previously scheduled March 15 primary for North Carolina.

Voters who sued over boundaries said they shouldn't have to vote in illegal districts for another election cycle.

Associated Press contributed to this article.