How redistricting is changing America's voting maps

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

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4.3 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Redistricting. The process of creating maps to determine who represents you at the state and federal level. Independent commissions were supposed to take the politics out of this process. We ask: how’s that going? Doug Spencer and Michael Li join Kimberly Atkins Stohr.

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0:30.2	I'm Kimberly Atkins-Store.
0:32.0	This is on point.
0:33.4	Music
0:38.7	Across the US, hundreds of meetings over the last several months have started
0:43.6	this way in Michigan.
0:45.6	As chair of the commission, I call this meeting
0:48.1	on the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission to order.
0:52.0	New York.
0:52.8	Good morning, everyone.
0:54.0	Thank you so much for joining us.
0:55.9	My name is David Lamora, and I'm the chair of the New York State Independent Redistricting Commission.
1:01.3	Arizona, I call this meeting of the Independent Redistricting Commission to order.
1:06.2	When your name is called, please indicate you are present.
1:09.4	And Virginia.
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