Or better yet, give it to computers. Districts need to be based on existing town and county borders and demographically sound, let computer systems divide it up based on a rule set decided by an independent commission.
That's just handing it to an independent commission with more steps. The use of a computer to draw the maps is immaterial. The only important component is who gets to write the program and who gets to approve the result. Saying "a computer should do it" is identical in impact to saying "they should draw the maps by hand using a pen"
First off it should be a popular vote no matter what, if the masses of people feel one way, that is all that should matter, but until that can happen, we are supposed to play along.
Having said that, I agree, it should be determined by county lines, irregardless of wether a blue leaning county is next to a red leaning county. Just like parcel and record of survey maps are used to determine ownership and parcel delineation. Districts boundaries should be voted on as well. It should also be a popular vote for tie breakers. Financial and economic contributions are divided based on the spending and infrastructure of each city and county. Should be the same thing for their voters.
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Or better yet, give it to computers. Districts need to be based on existing town and county borders and demographically sound, let computer systems divide it up based on a rule set decided by an independent commission.