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Originally Posted by Veldan Rath
Not sure on the exact method, but I agree districts should at a minimum, somehow, be objectively drawn without intent to benefit a particular political entity.Quote:
Anyhoo, would really like the algorithm method of dividing up districts. Shortest route to cut a area in half, then repeat until you get the needed number of districts.
Hardly. I'm not familiar with the sections of the voting rights act at all. Can you summarize a point?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dreadnaught
Section 5 proscribed areas that required special federal "preclearance" to make changes to things like voting laws or voting district composition. The formulas were last updated in the 1970s, and applied to areas of the country that some might find surprising (see link). The formula was deemed unconstitutionally outdated in 2013.