redistrict

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Other government bodies, like the City Council, also have to redistrict every decade per the Washington Voting Rights Act, which requires redistricting after each new census count.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2022

Consequently, a state that has been apportioned 10 representatives and has 8 million people must redistrict to guarantee each of its congressional districts contains approximately 800,000 people.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2022

Most state legislatures, however, could redistrict state legislative lines based on citizen population, in most cases simply by passing a statute.

From Slate • Oct. 2, 2019

But he added of the Senate efforts to change to redistrict: “I think the people are owed a vote.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 14, 2015

The latest 2010 Census showed population gains and losses in some metropolitan areas in Alabama, creating the need to redistrict legislative seats.

From Reuters • Jul. 27, 2012