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Tag: Redistricting

America’s five ugliest Congressional districts

December 12, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Congress, States, Voting/Elections One comment

In the 1980s, as California redrew its Congressional district boundaries after the census, one Congressman called his draft of a district map his “contribution

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Redistricting: Out of smoke-filled rooms, onto citizens’ laptops

March 23, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Politics, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Move over, politically appointed, behind-closed-doors, state redistricting commissions: There’s a new kid in town–a new, data-driven, non-political website that’s challenging old ideas about how

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