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Published on Dec 5, 2016
The highest court in the US is investigating whether the division of voting districts is racist.
It has heard cases from two states where black citizens believe their votes were diluted by gerrymandering.
In the process of setting electoral districts, gerrymandering is a practice intended to establish a political advantage for a particular party or group by manipulating district boundaries.
It has heard cases from two states where black citizens believe their votes were diluted by gerrymandering.
Gerrymandering - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrymandering
This is what the #efficiencygap looks like in MD. #Gerrymandering. Both sides do it. All voters lose choice & voice. pic.twitter.com/vSrgy18Mf1— Fair Districts PA (@FairDistrictsPA) December 3, 2016
Voters should choose politicians: not the other way around! https://t.co/TZQ13SXoFI #Gerrymandering #Redistricting pic.twitter.com/WmFHUE3pHL— Common Cause (@CommonCause) December 1, 2016
#SupremeCourt appears in favor of ruling against racial #gerrymandering in GOP-controlled states https://t.co/sjpuP3voz0 #SCOTUS ⚖️— Vikki Marshall (@VikkiMarshall4) December 6, 2016
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