Redistricting, or “reapportionment” is the redrawing of the boundaries of an elective political district. It may be the most difficult task that governing bodies in republican forms of government face. It involves making difficult decisions constricted by extremely complicated federal and state jurisprudence in the context of a political process. Among elected officials, it can turn long time  colleagues into adversaries overnight. For the city itself, it can be the source of years of litigation. For the citizens, the repercussions can be felt for decades, since the process often changes the face and even the form of government.

 

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