Now more than ever, Congress must act by passing a national ban on gerrymandering and strengthening protections against voter suppression.
Will act by passing a national ban on gerrymandering and strengthening protections against voter suppression.
Occurrences
Evidence
Ross said she reintroduced the Redistricting Transparency and Accountability Act in response to North Carolina's latest partisan congressional map. The release says the bill would expand public input, require disclosures about mapmaking participants, and force publication of criteria and demographic impact analysis.
Ross's current House issue page says she voted against the SAVE Act, says it would create new barriers to voter registration, and says she spoke on the House floor against it. The page also describes related outreach with local voting-rights leaders and a roundtable on how the bill would hurt Wake County voters.
Assessments
In federal office context, this promise is outcome-based: a national ban on gerrymandering and stronger protections against voter suppression would need enacted federal law, not just advocacy. The evidence shows Ross took serious same-term action by reintroducing anti-gerrymandering legislation and opposing legislation she viewed as suppressive to voting, which is meaningful candidate effort. But there is no evidence that a national ban on gerrymandering was passed or that broader voter-protection measures were enacted as a result of her work. Because she made substantial legislative attempts but did not deliver the promised national outcomes, this is best scored as never, with an effort badge.