reapportion
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Every 10 years, states rely on census data to redraw their legislative districts to reflect population changes and rebalance, or reapportion, congressional and legislative seats.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2023
They cannot legally be used to reapportion seats in the House of Representatives, which are calculated based on decennial census data.
From Washington Post • May 19, 2022
Earlier census figures already have been used to reapportion seats in the House of Representatives and state legislatures, among other governing bodies.
From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2022
Ten years later, following the 1920 census and with urbanization changing populations across the country, Congress failed to reapportion membership because it became deadlocked on the issue.
From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021
He will reapportion strength to meet new conditions, through comparison of his accrued losses with respect to those he has anticipated.
From Sound Military Decision by Kalbfus, Edward C. (Edward Clifford)
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