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Indeed, even politically blind mapmakers have to balance competing objectives: Districts should be compact and follow natural boundaries, lest they be accused of gerrymandering.

Technology allows citizens to be part of redistricting process 2011

Indeed, even politically blind mapmakers have to balance competing objectives: Districts should be compact and follow natural boundaries, lest they be accused of gerrymandering.

Technology allows citizens to be part of redistricting process 2011

If there are those on a legitimacy kick, let them examine the credentials of some others in the region, created by Western mapmakers eager to protect their own interests and ensure friendly leaders in power.

David Harris: "How Can You Defend Israel?" Part II David Harris 2011

Place names were always "a mighty headache to early mapmakers".

Map of a Nation: A Biography of the Ordnance Survey by Rachel Hewitt - review Ian Pindar 2010

If there are those on a legitimacy kick, let them examine the credentials of some others in the region, created by Western mapmakers eager to protect their own interests and ensure friendly leaders in power.

David Harris: "How Can You Defend Israel?" Part II David Harris 2011

If there are those on a legitimacy kick, let them examine the credentials of some others in the region, created by Western mapmakers eager to protect their own interests and ensure friendly leaders in power.

David Harris: "How Can You Defend Israel?" Part II David Harris 2011

One of the state's chief mapmakers, Republican state Sen. Kel Seliger, said the map was on "very strong legal footing" but acknowledged that a judge might not agree with all the Republicans' choices.

Latinos Join the Electoral Land Grab Ashby Jones 2011

In Section 2 suits, minority groups often accuse mapmakers of watering down their representation through "packing" or "cracking."

Civil-Rights Law Is Used to Shape Redistricting Ashby Jones 2011

Related Article Latinos Join the Electoral Land Grab Challenges to redistricting are generally brought under Section 2 of the act, which requires congressional mapmakers, typically state legislators, to draw districts in which a minority's representation roughly squares with its demographic size.

Civil-Rights Law Is Used to Shape Redistricting Ashby Jones 2011

GOP mapmakers are seeking to add Republican voters to the districts of the party's vulnerable lawmakers, especially those who swept into office last November, to ensure they aren't washed away in 2012.

GOP Looks to Cement Gains Naftali Bendavid 2011