be contiguous
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The only criteria it was given was that the two seats had to be "contiguous" - commissioners interpreted that as meaning there had to be a direct road link between them.
From BBC • Sep. 3, 2024
The ideal goal is for a district to contain roughly equal numbers of voters, be contiguous, not discriminate against ethnic groups, not cross county lines, and follow natural boundary lines, such as rivers.
From Scientific American • Nov. 10, 2022
Districts should be as compact as possible, and they must be contiguous.
From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2022
Districts must also be contiguous and should be compact.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2021
The Federal provision with reference to contiguous territory has been loosely interpreted: in many cases territory is held to be contiguous if it touches the district at any point.
From Problems in American Democracy by Williamson, Thames Ross
