SB 698 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

Fair Districts Stronger Democracy Act.

SB 698, the "Fair Districts Stronger Democracy Act," would amend the North Carolina Constitution to create an independent redistricting process for state legislative and congressional districts after each federal census. It establishes a North Carolina Independent Redistricting Commission to redraw district lines, removing the General Assembly’s direct role in the process. The bill requires districts to be contiguous, avoid dividing counties where practicable, and ensure equal population representation for both state and federal elections. This change would take effect if approved by voters in the 2026 general election, with districts remaining unchanged until the next census.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Last action Mar 26, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits

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The bill underwent formatting and metadata updates during its transition from filing to the first edition. These changes include updating the bill number identifier, adding the referral date to the Senate Rules and Operations committee, and standardizing the header layout. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's content.

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Updated the bill identifier from DRS15284-BKye-1 to S698-v-1 to reflect the official Senate bill number.

Added the referral date (March 26, 2025) and committee assignment (Rules and Operations of the Senate) to the bill header.

Reformatted the header section to align with standard legislative document formatting conventions.

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Committee

Mar 26, 2025

Committee

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

upper

Mar 25, 2025

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Filed

upper

1 primary · 5 co-sponsors