Redistricting Wars Get More Frequent

States like Texas look to redraw maps every two years instead of every 10.

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May 29, 2003, 2:00 PM PDT

"Mid-term redistricting hasn't been seen in half a century, and this year's cartographical flurry is raising questions about the potential abuse of a Constitutional process pegged to census measures each decade... In the end, experts agree, the process may hurt both parties as Americans, confused by the Byzantine task of redistricting and frustrated with partisan politics, struggles to comprehend the need for heightened boundary battles."

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: Redistricting: the wars get more frequent

Thursday, May 29, 2003 in The Christian Science Monitor

Government / Politics United States

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