Are minorities treated fairly in U. S. elections? That question emerged as a potentially explosive issue in November's Presidential election— and it is only going to get hotter. Beginning this April, the country will go through its painful, once-a-decade ritual of redistricting: redrawing the boundaries of congressional districts to take into account population shifts. Done by state legislatures immediately after the release of federal Census data every 10 years, it's intended to ensure that places that gain residents get more representation in Congress while those that are shrinking lose votes.
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