{"id":1673685,"date":"2022-10-05T10:20:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T14:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1673685"},"modified":"2022-10-05T10:20:49","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T14:20:49","slug":"election-integrity-advocates-cheer-independent-state-legislature-case-before-supreme-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-integrity-advocates-cheer-independent-state-legislature-case-before-supreme-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Election Integrity Advocates Cheer Independent State Legislature Case Before Supreme Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felection-integrity-advocates-cheer-independent-state-legislature-case-before-supreme-court%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1673685&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"p2\">The United States Supreme Court convened its annual session in Washington on Oct. 3 with a crowded docket that includes cases related to affirmative action, gay rights, and freedom of speech and religion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Among the most closely-watched cases slated for the term, which could see hearings extend into next summer, is a challenge to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-north-carolina\">North Carolina<\/a> Supreme Court\u2019s 2021 rejection of the legislature\u2019s revised post-2020 Census maps for the state\u2019s 14 congressional districts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">In placing Moore v. Harper on its docket, the nation\u2019s highest court has agreed to resolve a decades\u2019-long debate over the \u201cindependent state legislature theory,\u201d which maintains the U.S. Constitution vests elections regulation entirely with state lawmakers to the exclusion of other elected officials, appointed bureaucrats, and the courts as long as their actions comply with state and federal laws.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">In their appeal of the North Carolina Supreme Court\u2019s ruling, which determined the redrawn congressional district maps were unconstitutionally gerrymandered, lawmakers say under their interpretation of the U.S. Constitution, the \u201cindependent state legislature theory\u201d renders state courts powerless in matters relating to federal elections, including how state lawmakers draw congressional district maps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">A blizzard of briefs has been filed in the appeal. Through late September, 21 had been lodged, with 16 in support of the appellants and five arguing for \u201cneither party.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Theory proponents, which include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-election-integrity\">election integrity<\/a> advocates and conservative groups from across the country, say they seek to cuff state courts from \u201cacting like super legislators\u2019\u201d while asserting state legislatures\u2019 right as \u201cnecessary parties\u201d to participate in all election-related lawsuits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Among groups filing briefs in support of the theory is the Honest Elections Project (HEP), the Republican National Committee, Republican Caucus of the Pennsylvania Senate, Citizens United Foundation, and the American Legislative Exchange Council.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">HEP Executive Director Jason Snead told The Epoch Times on Oct.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States Supreme Court convened its annual session in Washington on Oct. 3 with a crowded docket that includes cases related to affirmative action, gay rights, and freedom of speech and religion. 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