The issue of gerrymandering — the ability of politicians to draw legislative districts to benefit their own party — burst into view as a major political issue in 2018.
Even as voters and courts vigorously rejected the practice this year, politicians in some states are doing their best to remain in control of the redistricting process. Critics argue that amounts to letting politicians pick their own voters.
“It’s an indication of how desperate legislators are to cling to power that they’re willing to give the middle finger to voters in their state,” said Justin Levitt, a law professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles who researches redistricting. CONT.
Brett Neely & Sean McMinn, NPR News