On paper, independent commissions seem like the perfect solution to gerrymandering. However, in practice these commissions have actually created new problems.
Author: Eric Cunningham
Eric Cunningham
Eric Cunningham is the editor-in-chief of Elections Daily. He is a lifelong resident of North Carolina and graduated from Appalachian State University in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Communication, Journalism. You can follow him on Twitter at @decunningham2.
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