This article by Tennyson Donyéa is published by Whyy. Here is an excerpt:

New Jersey’s Legislative Reapportionment Commission on Friday came to an agreement on the new state legislative districts map that will be in place for the next decade. And it has significant ramifications for the 2023 election.

In a historic first, the commission came to terms on a bipartisan map, without needing a tiebreaking vote.

The commission publicly released two proposed maps last week, one drawn by Democrats and the other drawn by Republicans. It was another first that advocates said made the process more democratic.

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