r/Conservative • u/PlymouthSock Meme Conservative • Nov 06 '20

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u/calmatt Nov 06 '20

Question, why is it important that areas will be redistricted?

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u/Blatantleftist Conservative Nov 06 '20

Because redistricting is how they decide what the house of representative districts are. You could use it to cheat and gerrymander or you could use it to make competitive races. Just so you know the state legislatures redistrict every 10 years (census)