21. Redrawing districts for Congress and the Legislature determines the balance of power in the state. 22. States in which state legislatures redraw congressional districts are nearly evenly split among those controlled by Republicans and those controlled by Democrats. 23. The census information is also used to redraw legislative districts, but those fights are expected to pale in comparison. 24. The judges ordered the districts redrawn. 25. The only other change in the Congressional Black Caucus was caused by the departure of Democrat Cleo Fields, who chose to leave when his Louisiana district was redrawn. 26. The original three-judge panel will decide how and when the districts will be redrawn. 27. The remaining districts will be redrawn in abstract squiggles worthy of a Miro. 28. The U.S. Justice Department ordered the county to redraw the districts and cancelled an election. 29. Then there is the fact that the party leaders, along with whoever becomes speaker, could influence how council districts are redrawn. 30. Thirteen districts were redrawn this year under a court order that will spark runoffs in any race in which nobody gets more than half the votes. |