Phrases with «political gerrymandering»

Political gerrymandering refers to the practice of manipulating the boundaries of voting districts to benefit a particular political party or group. This is done by drawing district lines in such a way that it gives one party an advantage in elections, often by concentrating their supporters in specific regions or diluting the opposition's votes across multiple districts. Full definition

political gerrymandering

Sentences with «political gerrymandering»

If we can not have true democratic races between the parties because of political gerrymandering in the redistricting process, then real competition within the parties through the primary process is the next best thing. (voices.washingtonpost.com)
It's designed to detect cases in which one party may have won, widened or retained its grip on power through political gerrymandering. (apnews.com)
While the deficiency of the Kogi polls was official political gerrymandering, the Bayelsa elections were marred by extreme violence. (nigeriapoliticsonline.com)
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Phrases with «political gerrymandering»

Sentences with «political gerrymandering»

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