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Redistrict

- Verb

To divide into new districts.


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    Redistricting in Virginia has been a controversial topic due to allegations of gerrymandering. In the 2017 Virginia General Assembly, all of the redistricting reform bills were killed. The Virginia Constitution states, "Members of the House of Representatives of the United States and members of the Senate and of the House of Delegates of the General Assembly shall be elected from electoral districts established by the General Assembly. Every electoral district shall be composed of contiguous and compact territory and shall be so constituted as to give, as nearly as is practicable, representation in proportion to the population of the district. The General Assembly shall reapportion the Commonwealth into electoral districts in accordance with this section in the year 2011 and every ten years thereafter."

  • School redistricting

    School redistricting is the process of changing school attendance zones within a school district. This is necessary when attendance zones have grown (or occasionally shrunk) disproportionately to the occupancy capacity of the schools in the district. This always occurs when a new school is built or one is closed, but may also occur due to other shifts in population. These districts are necessary not only to balance enrollment, but also to coordinate school bus routes. Separate maps are usually kept for each level (elementary school, middle, and high school in many United States school districts). This is not an inherently political process, however parents can become very upset when their children are moved from a school they like (or to one they don't), and occasionally elected school boards have been forced to change plans after protest. Even those without school-age children may take an interest in school redistricting, as it is perceived to affect the resale value of a home.

  • Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission

    Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission

    Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, 578 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the one person, one vote principle under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment allows a state's redistricting commission slight variances in drawing of legislative districts provided that the variance does not exceed 10 percent.

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