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History of Gerrymandering History of Gerrymandering

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America was still taking shape when politicians figured out how to game the system. In 1812, Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry and his Democratic-Republican allies redrew…

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The Voting Rights Act The Voting Rights Act

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A Constitutional Commitment to Equality The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) is one of the most sweeping and consequential pieces of voting rights legislation…

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The U.S. Census The U.S. Census

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The U.S. Census and Why It Matters in Redistricting: Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution requires the federal government to conduct a nationwide…

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Who Draws the Lines? Who Draws the Lines?

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How Redistricting Works How Redistricting Works

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Redistricting in the Constitution Under Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, the federal government is required to conduct a census of the entire…

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Project REDMAP Project REDMAP

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How Republicans Stole Our Democracy In 2010, the Republican Party began executing a coordinated redistricting strategy to fundamentally change the landscape of American politics: Project…

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