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Section Two of the 1965 Voting Rights Act aimed to prevent mapmakers from weakening the voting power of racial minorities by either packing them into one district or spreading them out across too many districts to have an impact.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Its conservative majority could throw out a requirement under the Voting Rights Act that in areas with a large minority population, mapmakers draw districts that are more favorable to the election of minority candidates.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Its conservative majority could throw out a requirement under the Voting Rights Act that in areas with a large minority population, mapmakers draw districts that are more favorable to the election of minority candidates.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
For decades, mapmakers have based district boundaries on each area's total population.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Mar. 2026
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Its conservative majority could throw out a requirement under the Voting Rights Act that in areas with a large minority population, mapmakers draw districts that are more favorable to the election of minority candidates.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Its conservative majority could throw out a requirement under the Voting Rights Act that in areas with a large minority population, mapmakers draw districts that are more favorable to the election of minority candidates.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
For decades, mapmakers have based district boundaries on each area's total population.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Mapmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mapmaker. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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mapmaker
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map·mak·er
ˈmap-ˌmā-kər 
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