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Play Sound 2010 is a zero year, elections ending in zero are more consequential because it's a census year and we redistrict every state legislative seat and congressional seat following the census. Vann: The census provides an estimate of how many people. are in every state, and every county, and every block. As per the constitution, in order to keep up. with population shifts, they build new state and congressional districts. In 80 percent of all states, it's the state legislatures that play the key...
2010 is a zero year, elections ending in zero are more consequential because it's a census year and we redistrict every state legislative seat and congressional seat following the census. Vann: The census provides an estimate of how many people. are in every state, and every county, and every block. As per the constitution, in order to keep up. with population shifts, they build new state and congressional districts. In 80 percent of all states, it's the state legislatures that play the key...

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Description: It influences elections and sways outcomes-gerrymandering has become a hot-button political topic and symbol for everything broken about the American electoral process. But there are those on the front lines fighting to change the...
Director: Chris Durrance, Barak Goodman

Production: Ark Media, Magnolia Pictures

Release date: 03 Apr 2020