This article by Jane C. Timm is published by Yahoo News. Here is an excerpt:

As states across the country draft and enact political boundaries for the next decade, experts say Americans can expect far fewer close, competitive contests.

“Competition is one of the big victims of this round of redistricting,” said Michael Li, a redistricting expert at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, a nonpartisan law and policy organization.

Redistricting is a routine political process, one that’s needed to adjust political lines for population growth and ensure equal representation around the country. But in an increasingly polarized country, the process has become a partisan death match as lawmakers in both parties seek political advantages in many states.

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