redraw
Britishverb
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In addition to proportioning congressional seats, census results are also used to distribute federal funds and within each state to redraw congressional, legislative and local election district lines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The district was reconfigured under Proposition 50, the ballot measure that passed last year to redraw the boundaries of the state’s congressional districts.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Gov. Kay Ivey of Alabama, which has two seats held by Black Democrats, said Wednesday that the state would not hold a special session to redraw maps “at this time.”
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2026
Its rollout is now tied to a population-based redraw of constituencies based on the 2011 census - likely expanding the lower house from 543 to about 850 seats.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
In time, these émigrés to the new continent would redraw its maps.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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