Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act or practice of rearranging (a State or other territory) into new electoral districts.
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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
redistrict .
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Examples
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Drawing new boundaries is such a divisive task that veteran neighborhood leader Margaret May admitted at a recent public hearing, I hate it when I hear the word 'redistricting.'
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The passage of Open Primaries will change that soon but the lines need to be drawn to create more competitive districts -- especially when redistricting is a once-in-a-decade occurrence.
Edward Headington: Reforming California Measure by Measure Edward Headington 2010
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“Remember: in redistricting, we count people, not citizens.”
Immigration Tops Latinos’ Wish List at D.C. Meeting - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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“Remember: in redistricting, we count people, not citizens.”
Immigration Tops Latinos’ Wish List at D.C. Meeting - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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Markell, who was elected in 2008, heads into a critical midterm election where control of redistricting is on the line.
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The passage of Open Primaries will change that soon but the lines need to be drawn to create more competitive districts -- especially when redistricting is a once-in-a-decade occurrence.
Edward Headington: Reforming California Measure by Measure Edward Headington 2010
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Btw, when one studies gerrymandering, merely comparing pre and post any given period of redistricting is worthless given that the district was already gerrymandered before the redistricting.
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The passage of Open Primaries will change that soon but the lines need to be drawn to create more competitive districts -- especially when redistricting is a once-in-a-decade occurrence.
Edward Headington: Reforming California Measure by Measure Edward Headington 2010
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The passage of Open Primaries will change that soon but the lines need to be drawn to create more competitive districts -- especially when redistricting is a once-in-a-decade occurrence.
Edward Headington: Reforming California Measure by Measure Edward Headington 2010
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The passage of Open Primaries will change that soon but the lines need to be drawn to create more competitive districts -- especially when redistricting is a once-in-a-decade occurrence.
Edward Headington: Reforming California Measure by Measure Edward Headington 2010
bilby commented on the word redistricting
"Monday's stunning switch in party control of the New York state Senate will trigger a wide array of consequences, from complicating efforts to deal with the state's fiscal challenges to possibly helping Republicans curb their losses in post-2010 congressional redistricting."
- Louis Jacobs, New York's Legislature Gets Even More Dysfunctional, nationaljournal.com, 9 June 2009.
June 10, 2009
reesetee commented on the word redistricting
Who knew it was possible for the NYC legislature to become more dysfunctional?
June 10, 2009