The high level of the North Carolina State Parliamentary Republican Party announced on October 13 that next week a vote will be held on the re-division of the state's electoral district in the House of Representatives, and the Republican and Democratic parties may add another state to the battlefield.

Both Houses of the North Carolina State Parliament are currently held by Republicans. Republicans decided to vote on the proposal to redistribute electoral districts at a meeting that began on 20th. If the proposal is passed, the Republicans are expected to increase one seat in the House of Representatives in the U.S. midterm elections next year.

This is the Capitol and traffic lights taken in Washington, USA on October 12th. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Rui

North Carolina currently has only one ¡°shake district,¡± where a local Democratic lawmaker was re-elected last year with less than 2 percent of the vote, so just a slight change in district distribution could potentially help the Republican candidate win next year.

Currently, the Republican party holds a weak advantage in the House of Representatives with only 219 seats over 212 seats, belonging to the "weak majority party".

Republicans in the North Carolina Legislature recrossed districts in 2023, and the following year, Republican candidates won 10 of the state's 14 seats in the House of Representatives, breaking the previous close situation with Democrats.

Two years later, Republicans again sought to rearrange electoral districts in North Carolina. North Carolina Parliamentary Republican leadership on 13 said the move was aimed at ¡°taking a seat more for the Republicans¡± to defeat Democrats¡¯ efforts to rearrange electoral districts to defend President Trump¡¯s victory in the election. North Carolina Senate Republican Speaker Phil Berger named California Democratic Governor Gavin Newton, saying the Republicans must ensure the latter ¡°can¡¯t control who holds the majority in Congress.¡±

North Carolina House Democrats have accused the Republican side of attempting to "steal" seats in Congress. Democratic governor Josh Steen issued a voter-facing statement saying Republican lawmakers were "shameless politicians, abusing their power to deprive you of your rights."Newton also responded to Berger on social media, calling the latter "another pet-like Republican" and the Republicans "manipulating the election and trying to hide their lies."

This is the Congress building at sunset in Washington, D.C. on October 8.

After Trump took office in January this year, he urged the Republican-hosted state of Texas to redistribute the state's House of Representatives electoral district to gain five more seats for the Republican party next year to consolidate its advantage, triggering a two-party redistribution district war.

U.S. states typically rearrange congressional districts every 10 years based on census results, but the time between the two parties to rearrange electoral districts is significantly shortened. The House of Representatives passed the rearrangement district bill on August 20, only about five years after the last rearrangement.

The day after Texas Republicans won, the Democrat-controlled California Legislature approved the proposal and will hold a special vote on November 4 to seek voters 'consent to redistricting. Once the plan is passed, Democrats are expected to win five more House seats in California next year.

In addition to the above-mentioned states, Missouri passed a redistricting plan in favor of the Republican Party in September, and the two parties also plan to compete in many other states.

For such a bold rearrangement of electoral districts for the party¡¯s private benefit, the U.S. Supreme Court said no federal law could prohibit it.