CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — North Carolina's congressional maps could be changing — again.

State Republicans will consider a redrawing of district lines next week — for the sixth time since 2010.

"North Carolina has done it more frequently than most other states, in part because the courts have consistently found that our legislature gets too cute in trying to draw the lines in ways that advantage the party in power," said UNC Charlotte Political Science professor Eric Heberlig.

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The state's GOP-controlled General Assembly last changed the map two years ago, giving its party's 2024 candidates the edge in 10 of the state's 14 U.S. House districts.

The previous map used in 2022 gave both parties an even 7-7 split.

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