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Redistricting is the process of redrawing state legislative and congressional district boundaries every 10 years following the decennial U.S. Census. NCSL helps prepare legislatures and others for the redistricting cycle with comprehensive information on redistricting law, technology and process.

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Act Now, Don’t Delay on Your Redistricting To-Do List

The redistricting process—redrawing legislative and congressional districts once, twice or three times a decade—can be stressful, contentious and litigious. But that’s no reason to put it off. Many redistricting policies take time to implement.

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2020 Redistricting Criteria

State legislatures or commissions tasked with redistricting must consider various criteria, or principles, when deciding how to draw new maps.
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