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A voting rights group challenged the 2001 legislative redistricting plan in federal court, claiming that it discriminated against minority voters while protecting white incumbents. During the trial last year, Finneran testified he was not involved in preparing the district map and had no knowledge of its contents until it was distributed to House members.
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New Hampshire House Bill number HB00049 proposes an independent redistricting commission oversee the drawing of legislative district maps. A seven member board appointed by the legislature every ten years following the decennial census would recommend a map to the legislature for its approval.
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In 2004-05 a number of redistricting proposals were put forward through both legislative and ballot measure channels. In addition, a redistricting model law was proposed by a coalition of public interest organizations. See below for links to the texts of proposals.
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In just about every government that requires legislative redistricting, the party that controls the districting draws districts in whatever shapes will maximize their political power, regardless of whether these shapes would be justifiable on any other basis. Oftentimes these districts have very interesting shapes--sometimes resembling animals--and someone once called such a district a 'gerrymander'.
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There’s been another twist in North Carolina’s long-running fight over legislative redistricting. But don’t believe everything you read: the latest legal maneuver is designed to accomplished a just and timely result, not a judicial takeover.
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