Create an Independent Commission to Draw Our District Maps

When the legislature draws its own districts, the party in power picks its voters.

A letter to your state legislators. Facts checked September 24, 2026.

The explainer behind this letter Gerrymandering How politicians draw district lines to choose their voters

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Subject Let Voters Choose Their Representatives, Not the Other Way Around

I'm writing to ask you to support an independent redistricting commission for our state's congressional and legislative maps.

When lawmakers draw their own districts, the party in charge can choose its voters. In 2016, North Carolina's map gave Republicans 10 of 13 House seats with 53% of the statewide vote. In Maryland, Democrats drew a map that won them 7 of 8 seats in every election from 2012 to 2018. Nine states redrew their congressional maps for the 2026 election, years before the next census.

Commissions are not perfect, but they help. Independent commissions drew 19% of congressional districts and 41% of the toss-up races in 2024, according to the Brennan Center.

Please support a citizen commission, balanced among Democrats, Republicans, and unaffiliated voters, whose maps need support from each group to pass.

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I'm calling to ask the legislator to support an independent redistricting commission for our state.
In 2016, North Carolina's map gave Republicans 10 of 13 House seats with 53% of the vote. Maryland Democrats drew a map that won them 7 of 8 seats every election from 2012 to 2018.
Independent commissions drew 19% of congressional districts but 41% of the toss-up races in 2024.
Please support a citizen commission whose maps need votes from Democrats, Republicans, and unaffiliated members.
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The Facts Behind the Ask

10 of 13 North Carolina House seats won by Republicans in 2016 with 53% of the vote (source)
41% of 2024 toss-up districts drawn by independent commissions, which drew 19% of all districts (source)
9 states redrew their congressional maps for the 2026 election (source)

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