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If that comply then then independent organization should draw the maps.
I'm a fan of Shortest Split-Line.
What you do is take a population map of the state and draw the shortest line possible to separate the population into two equal halves. Then you subdivide those halves with the shortest line to make equal population quarters.
Keep this up until you have all your districts.
There's a little math trick to get equal populations for odd numbered districts.
Now, some people hate this method because it can break up historic neighborhoods and such. I don't care because it ends gerrymandering completely. It's 100% party neutral.
Also, the generated maps are often better than you'd think.
https://www.rangevoting.org/Splitline2009/la.png
vs this;
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Louisiana_Congressional_Districts%2C_118th_Congress.svg
The Federal Judges picked the map for Alabama after their legislature's racist asses sent the case all the way to the SCOTUS, who rightfully declined to hear the case and the same thing would likely happen here. But nah we have to be massive cynics ignorant of the system and just assume everything is burning down around us so that we're powerless to do anything about it because we're too lazy to figure out something to do to help save democracy.
🥇 Thank you! It is seriously awesome to hear someone say this. I'm so sick of the doom. There's plenty to worry about without adding made up shit to the list.
Yeah the last couple days I've really had my hackles up on the doom and gloom stuff. It's makey me cray cray.