Exclusive: How the Next Census Redraw Could Reshape State Politics
A new GOP push to alter the census data could lead to a dramatic shift in redistricting, drawing state legislative districts that exclude children and non-citizens. Dive into the implications.
The upcoming redistricting cycle is poised to bring a radical shift in how state legislative districts are drawn, as Republican-led efforts to change the data used for the process could lead to districts that exclude children and non-U.S. citizen adults. This unprecedented move could have significant implications for political representation and the balance of power in state governments across the country.
At the heart of the issue is a push by some Republican lawmakers to alter the way the census counts the population, excluding non-citizens and potentially even children from the data used to draw state legislative districts. This would represent a dramatic departure from the longstanding principle of
Source: NPR
