New NC districts backed by judges; candidate filing resuming

By GARY D. ROBERTSON
Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Candidate filing in North Carolina will resume Thursday as scheduled now that the state Supreme Court has refused to delay the use of redistricting maps that were endorsed by trial judges. The justices declined any delay Wednesday night despite a flurry of appeals from Republican lawmakers and from voters and advocacy groups. The Supreme Court’s decision means the primary is still on for May 17.  The elections will use state House and Senate maps that the legislature approved last week and a congressional plan that was redrawn and adopted by a panel of trial judges earlier Wednesday.