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In North Carolina, it seems the politicians choose the voters, rather than
the other way around. State lawmakers are constantly redrawing district
boundaries, confusing voters and offering them little choice in the end.
WFAE' s Scott Jagow talks to lawmakers, political observers and voters about
the flaws and benefits of the nation's single-member districting process.
Would a different system give voters more choice and increase participation?
Do we still need to draw special districts to elect minorities? And should
lawmakers be drawing their own districts?
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In North Carolina, it seems the politicians choose the voters, rather than the other way around. State lawmakers are constantly redrawing district boundaries, confusing voters and offering them little choice in the end. WFAE' s Scott Jagow talks to lawmakers, political observers and voters about the flaws and benefits of the nation's single-member districting process. Would a different system give voters more choice and increase participation? Do we still need to draw special districts to elect minorities? And should lawmakers be drawing their own districts?
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Review of Welcome to Redistricting HellGiven current redistricting conflicts across the country, this timely and timeless report is a useful overview of the issue. No music, just straight ahead narrative with various voices laying out their concerns about race, representation and voter apathy. A good piece to air prior to local voter registration deadlines. sl |
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Piece is 6:55 plus :25 intro
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Many voters say they don't participate in elections because they don't believe their vote counts. In a vast majority of district elections in this country, they may have a point. Many districts are so heavily Democratic or Republican, the other party can only offer token opposition. Scott Jagow, from member station WFAE in Charlotte, reports on how districting impacts our democracy.
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Posted on October 13, 2003 at 08:59 AM | Permalink
Review of Welcome to Redistricting Hell
good effort - but dry - no good nat sounds or 'scenes' to make the piece glisten