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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Lawmakers are fighting over election maps — here’s how it works and why it’s bigger than Texas

A brewing war in Texas over political boundaries that could reshape control of Congress is spilling out into other states, as Democratic lawmakers vow to “fight fire with fire” to combat what they see as a wave of voter suppression efforts ordered by Donald Trump.

The battle surrounds the redistricting process, in which state legislatures and other officials take a look at once-a-decade census results to redraw congressional districts to balance the changing population.

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