A day after Governor Hogan vetoed the Democrats’ approach to drawing congressional districts, we ask Len Lazarick, editor of Maryland Reporter, to recap how the system works, and the pressures to change it. Boundaries drawn after the 2010 Census helped Democrats gain a seat in Congress, and now a lawsuit challenges whether that round of redistricting violated the U.S. constitution. Plus, we ask Tufts professor Moon Duchin, how geometry can challenge gerrymandered districts.
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