Democrats introduce bill to end gerrymandering
Via USA Today
WASHINGTON — A group of Democrats introduced legislation Thursday to overhaul and streamline the way the nation’s 435 U.S. House districts are redrawn every decade to reflect population shifts determined by the U.S. Census.
“What we see now is too often a troubling reality in which politicians choose their voters instead of voters picking their elected officials,” said Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., a lead sponsor of legislation she says would create “a more transparent electoral process.”
More than half of the states rely on legislatures to redraw district lines, a process swayed heavily by the party in power at the time of reapportionment. The partisan nature of the process has historically led to gerrymandered districts, or those manipulated to give one party a clear electoral advantage.
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