House Redistricting Schemes Not Perfect

[Florida_Geek]

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Redistricted-House.html

October 28, 2004
House Redistricting Schemes Not Perfect
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 8:15 a.m. ET

WASHINGTON (AP) -- State lawmakers who reconfigured congressional maps to benefit one party over another have drawn themselves into a corner in some House districts. A handful of the newly redrawn districts are either controlled by the other party or are more competitive than expected.

Partisan redistricting following the 2000 census largely succeeded in eliminating most close races. In these instances, supporters of a state's minority party were packed into a few districts, maximizing the majority's clout in neighboring ones.

Yet in a few cases, state legislatures may have overreached, proving that drawing new political boundaries is hardly an exact science.

..more at AP

[w4rma]

1. I think it is interesting that Delay isn't mentioned in the article. (nt)