Redistricting

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• SOURCE: Made By History at the Washington Post
  9/7/2021
  

  Too Often, Politicians Pick Their Voters

  by Warren E. Milteer Jr.

  Political factions and then organized parties have fought over the size, composition and geographical ordering of the electorate since the founding. This legacy today undermines the legitimacy of government and the political will to protect the right to vote. 

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• SOURCE: Public Seminar
  8/18/2021
  

  Race, Redistricting, and the 2020 Census: Will the Majority Tolerate Minority Rule Much Longer?

  by Heather Cox Richardson

  "For a century now, the machinery of redistricting has favored rural whites. With the 2020 census information reinforcing the idea that white, rural Americans are under siege, it seems unlikely that lawmakers in Republican states will want to rebalance the system."

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• SOURCE: NPR
  4/13/2020
  

  Trump Officials Ask To Delay Census Data For Voting Districts, House Seats

  If approved, the request could throw a wrench into redistricting plans in many states.