A Redistricting Case at the Supreme Court May Overhaul Elections

The US Supreme Court is poised to consider a far-reaching constitutional argument that would give state lawmakers broad power to set the rules for federal elections in a dispute with roots in bitter controversies over the 2000 and 2020 presidential races.

Voters cast their ballots at a polling location in Columbus, Georgia.

Photographer: Cheney Orr/Bloomberg

The court on Wednesday will use a North Carolina redistricting case to consider Republican contentions that the Constitution assigns near-exclusive election authority to state legislatures. The approach would strip state judges and other officials of longstanding roles in shaping congressional districts, voter eligibility and mail-in ballots requirements starting with the 2024 election.

Critics say the so-called independent state ...