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Vt. Senate Endorses Own Redistricting; Changes House Map
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The Senate has endorsed its reapportionment map. But the proposal could face tough opposition in the House because the bill makes changes to the map that the House adopted for itself.VPR News
House Reapportionment Passes With Tri-Partisan Support
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The Vermont House has given its strong tri-partisan support to its reapportionment plan. Members of the Government Operations committee say they tried to cause as little disruption as possible when they considered changes to existing districts.VPR News
Legislative Leaders Aim For Minimal Change Under Reapportionment
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Every 10 years, the Vermont legislature has to match the state’s political boundaries with its changing population. The process is called reapportionment. And it can be full of political minefields as lawmakers slice and dice the electoral landscape. Legislative leaders say their first adage this year is to do no harm.VPR News
Reapportionment Plan Faces Political Hurdles
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Vermont’s Reapportionment Board is recommending some dramatic changes for Senate districts in the northern part of the state. The changes are based on population trends that show the number of people living in the northwestern part of the state is growing while the Northeast Kingdom is losing population.VPR News
Board Works To Redraw Legislative Districts
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By the 2012 election, Vermont’s legislative districts will look different. How different depends on a process that is going on right now.VPR News
