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PROCESS? >> WELL, THEN ALL STATES ARE CONSTITUTIONALLY MANDATED TO UNDERGO REDISTRICTING EVERY 10 YEARS, IN ORDER TO COMPLY
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WITH THE ONE PERSON ONE VOTE PRINCIPLE HANDED DOWN BY THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, AND SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT ALL CONGRESSIONAL AND STATE LEGISLATIVE...
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DO THAT? >> YEAH, THAT IS CORRECT. WHILE ALL STATES ARE CONSTITUTIONALLY REQUIRED TO UNDERGO REDISTRICTING, IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT STATES ALL CARRY
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OUT THE PROCESS IN THE SAME WAY. IN 37 STATES THE INITIAL AUTHORITY TO REDRAW MAPS RESIDES IN THE LEGISLATURE, BUT IN 13 OTHER STATES THE AUTHORITY...
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WHILE, CALIFORNIA WAS THE MOST RECENT STATE TO ADOPT A COMMISSION. IN 2008, CALIFORNIA VOTERS APPROVE PROPOSITION
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11, WHICH TRANSFERRED RESPONSIBILITY FROM THE LEGISLATURE, THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR REDISTRICTING FROM THE LEGISLATURE TO A 14 MEMBER COMMISSION, AND REALLY...
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UNIQUE WAY IS IN IOWA. IOWA, IN IOWA, THE MAPS ARE NOT DRAWN DIRECTLY BY
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THE LEGISLATURE, BUT THEY ARE DRAWN BY NONPARTISAN STAFF. AND THE STAFF ARE NOT ALLOWED TO LOOK AT ANY INCOME ADDRESSES OR POLITICAL BAD AT ALL WHEN...
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DRAWS THE LINE? >> IT'S REALLY HARD TO SAY. SEVERAL STATES THAT IT HAD COMMISSIONS, YOU KNOW, STATES LIKE HAWAII, IDAHO
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AND ALASKA, THOSE ARE COMMISSION STATES AND ACTION AT THEIR ORIGINAL PLANS STRUCK DOWN BY THE COURT. WE HAVE ALSO SEEN INTENSE POLITICAL FIGHTS IN...
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BECAUSE OF ALL THE LITIGATION THAT, YOU KNOW, INEVITABLY SURROUNDS THE PROCESS. EVERY 10 YEARS, GIVEN, AS THE SAYING GOES, REDISTRICTING LAWSUITS CAN...
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