Apportionment and Redistricting Process for the U. S. House of Representatives

Download or read book Apportionment and Redistricting Process for the U. S. House of Representatives written by Sarah J. Eckman and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-21 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The census, apportionment, and redistricting are interrelated activities that affect representation in the U.S. House of Representatives. Congressional apportionment (or reapportionment) is the process of dividing seats for the House among the 50 states following the decennial census. Redistricting refers to the process that follows, in which states create new congressional districts or redraw existing district boundaries to adjust for population changes and/or changes in the number of House seats for the state. At times, Congress has passed or considered legislation addressing apportionment and redistricting processes under its broad authority to make law affecting House elections under Article I, Section 4, of the U.S. Constitution.