redistricting
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Redistricting, a form of redistribution, is the process of drawing United States district lines. This often means changing electoral district and constituency boundaries in response to periodic census results.[1] In 36 states, the state legislature has primary responsibility for creating a redistricting plan, in many cases subject to approval by the state governor. To reduce the role that legislative politics might play, seven states (Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, New Jersey, California, Minnesota and Washington), carry out congressional redistricting by an independent or bipartisan commission. Three states, Iowa, Florida and Maine, give independent bodies authority to propose redistricting plans, but preserve the role of legislatures to approve them.