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In each of the States that gains or loses a seat, the congressio <br />redrawn to accommodate the new number of districts <br />2.Population Shifts within a State <br />The second reason we must redistrict is population shifts within <br />Even if the number of districts has not changed, if the populati <br />uniform throughout a jurisdiction, the districts will tend to ha <br />There are exceptions, of course. In preparation for the 1990 ro <br />Paul purchased the necessary hardware and software, appointed a <br />prepared to draw new city council districts. But when the popul <br />discovered that its population growth had been so uniform that n <br />population balance to require redistricting. They disbanded the <br />old districts for another decade. Others have not been so lucky <br />C. The Facts of Life <br />1.Equal Population <br />It is a fact of life in redistricting that absolute numbers are <br />numbers. Getting the numbers right is important, but once you h <br />absolute value but rather how they relate to each other. <br />Even if all areas of a state are growing, what is important for <br />is whether it has grown faster or slower than average. Districts <br />will have to grow in area. Districts that have grown faster tha <br />3 <br /> <br />