Citizens and advocates are pushing the Senate to change redistricting maps they say are gerrymandered – and they’re now wielding Gov. Chris Sununu’s recent comments on the maps to make their case.
Republican Senate and Executive Council redistricting bills SB 240 and SB 241 are prime examples of gerrymandering that do not serve New Hampshire voters.My father was a thoughtful Republican who believed in our capitalist economy in which a free.
The New Hampshire House last week approved the Republican-backed plans for redistricting the congressional, House of Representatives, and county commissioner districts.Nonpartisan watchdog groups have decried the congressional maps for gerrymandering:.
The proposed map would move 365,703 people in total from one district to another, the group added. And the plan would be a major historical shift. The current map has scarcely changed since 1883; in the 138 years since then, lawmakers have moved a total of 22 towns between the districts, according to Open Democracy Action. Under the proposed plan, 75 towns would be transferred in one year, or 25 percent of all towns in the state.