The news this election year was filled with reports about glitchy voting machines, faulty voter rolls, and polling-place intimidation. But one hugely influential issue got little attention: gerrymandering. Politicians have been tinkering with the boundaries of their electoral districts for decades, but in the last five years, the practice has exploded, and it led to the least competitive race for the U.S. House of
Representatives in memory.
Every decade, civic-minded local lawmakers are supposed to change district boundaries so that each part of the community is equally represented. That's the theory, anyway.
