Prevent partisan gerrymandering
The Thursday, 1/13/22, New York Times, on page A18, their usual Editorial/LTE page, has an editorial with the title: "You Can't Judge a District Just by Looking at It." The subtitle is: "It's hard to spot voter disenfranchisement with the naked eye." The author, Duy Nguyen, "...is a graphics fellow in Opinion." There are 454 digital comments available. On page one, he mentions: "In some states, maps will be gerrymandered without the weird shapes; in others, weird shapes won't equal a partisan gerrymander." On page four, he mentions: "Maryland's Democrats have maintained control by drawing congressional districts so that they split up the state's Republican voters." On page six the author points out that Wriggly district boundaries don't always indicate foul play." On page seven the author likes the concept of computer generated possible district maps revealing how much a proposed map favors one party or another. And finally, the author favors commissions that includes both Democrats and Republicans but with the panels strongly structured and designed carefully. The goal should be honesty!