"LA County's Public Access Plan, one of several projects under way nationally, allows any citizen to view, analyze, modify or create their own redistricting plans at any time, day or night, from any Internet-connected computer. The cloud-based service shines the light of day in what has been an opaque process. But will voters care enough to embrace it?
They should. 'Redistricting is a layer away from where people live and the things they really care about, like health care policy. But it has a tremendous impact on elections, which have a tremendous impact on policy,' says Tim Storey, senior fellow at the National Conference of State Legislatures."
Do-it-yourself redistricting comes to LA County
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