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Government Redistricting Web Sites

The decennial population Census of the United States is constitutionally required for determining congressional representation. After each decennial census, the Census Bureau assigns each state the number of seats it will have in the U.S. House of Representatives for the next ten years. Individual states are given the responsibility of drawing legislative boundaries for congressional districts as well as for state legislative districts. In some states, this process is done by the state legislature and in other states it is done by independent commissions. This process is occurring again following the 2001 release of state population data from the 2000 Census. Most state governments have Internet websites featuring information about their redistricting practices and policies. Examples of general resources on redistricting can be found at the following sites:

Census Bureau Redistricting Site
Congressional Research Service Reports (Courtesy-University of North Texas Library)
National Conference of State Legislatures (Non-governmental)

Most U.S. states have redistricting sites. These are listed below and some states have more than one site.

Arizona and here

Florida and here

Georgia (2001-2002) info and here for 2005-2006 info