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2naSalit

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4. It is based on...

Reply to wyn borkins (Reply #3)

Sun Sep 5, 2021, 10:45 AM

Sep 2021

Population within an area, theoretically. Each district is supposed to have the number of people based on the decennial census. It stays that way until the next census. Each district has its House rep.

If people move, the register in the new district and vote there. Redistricting is the process of adjusting for the changes that occurred in the past ten years according to the census, which is why an accurate count matters.

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