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redistricting  

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  • Redistricting is the process of drawing electoral district boundaries for the purpose of electing members to a legislative body. Redistricting is conducted periodically for legislative bodies in countries that elect candidates to office from discrete geographic districts (e.g., Canada, United Kingdom, United States). [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Geography; Redistricting]

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